A combined method for the determination of the isotopic vector of plutonium isotopes in environmental samples

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 789-793

  Hrnecek, E ^a,d   Jakopic R ^b   Wallner, A ^c   Steier, P ^c  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 45849139692     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-008-0633-7     Document Type: Article

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