XPS spectra of uranyl minerals and synthetic uranyl compounds. I: The U 4f spectrum

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2471-2487

  Schindler, M ^a   Hawthorne, F C ^a   Freund, M S ^a   Burns, P C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; MINERAL; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; URANIUM; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 63249121159     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.042     Document Type: Article

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