Determination of metallic impurities in U3O8 using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 817-819

  Natarajan, V ^a   Dhawale, B A ^a   Rajeswari, B ^a   Hon, N S ^a   Thulasidas, S K ^a   Porwal, N K ^a   Godbole, S V ^a   Manchanda, V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

EDXRF; Metallic impurity; Nuclear fuel

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY OPTICS;

ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (EDXRF) SPECTROMETRY; IN ORDER; METALLIC IMPURITIES;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 46049089188     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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