A cryogenic fluorescence spectroscopic study of uranyl carbonate, phosphate and oxyhydroxide minerals

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 96, Issue 9-11, 2008, Pages 591-598

  Wang, Z ^a   Zachara, J M ^a   Liu, C ^a   Gassman, P L ^a   Felmy, A R ^a   Clark, S B ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Cryogenic temperature; Fluorescence; Phosphate; Time resolved; Uranium

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849097529     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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