Comparison of inductively coupled mass spectrometry and ultra low-level gamma-ray spectroscopy for ultra low background material selection

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 828-832

  Nisi, S ^a   Di Vacri, A ^a   Di Vacri, M L ^a   Stramenga, A ^a   Laubenstein, M ^a  

^a LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ICP MS; Natural radioactivity; Ultra low level ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPIES; GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES; ICP-MS; MATERIAL SELECTIONS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRA LOW BACKGROUNDS;

GAMMA RAYS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

DETERGENT; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 63249127322     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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