Development of a rapid source preparation method for high-resolution α-particle spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 539-543

  Kikunaga, H ^a,b   Kasamatsu, Y ^b   Takamiya, K ^c   Ohtsuki, T ^d   Yuki, H ^d   Yokoyama, A ^e   Nakanishi, T ^e   Mitsugashira, T ^f  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinides; Alpha source preparation; Alpha spectrometry; Coprecipitation; Electrodeposition; Samarium

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; COPRECIPITATION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SAMARIUM; SPECTROMETRY;

ALPHA-SOURCE PREPARATION; ALPHA-SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL YIELDS; CO-PRECIPITATION METHODS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; PARTICLE SPECTRUM; PREPARATION METHODS; PREPARATION PROCEDURES;

SPECTROMETERS;

CARBON; URANIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM;

EID: 59949096059     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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