Sequential determination of U and Th decay series in Santana cave, Southwest Brazil

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1034, Issue , 2008, Pages 256-259

  Silva, P S C ^a   Damatto, S R ^a   Mazzilli, B P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbonate rock; Radionuclides; Santana cave

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249109167     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2991221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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