Determination of chlorine concentrations in whole rock: Comparison between prompt-gamma activation and isotope-dilution AMS analysis

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 501-507

  Di Nicola, L ^a   Schnabel, C ^b   Wilcken, K M ^a   Gmeling K ^c  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Chlorine 36; Isotope dilution AMS; Prompt gamma activation analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 70350769113     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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