Determination of 93Zr decay scheme and half-life

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-130

  Cassette, P ^a   Chartier, F ^b   Isnard, H ^b   Frechou C ^b   Laszak, I ^b   Degros, J P ^b   Be M M ^a   Lepy M C ^a   Tartes, I ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Decay scheme; Half life; LSC; Mass spectrometry; Zr 93

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL SEPARATION; CONCENTRATION OF; DECAY PROBABILITY; DECAY SCHEME; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; HALF-LIFE; ISOTOPIC DILUTION TECHNIQUES; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LSC; TRACING METHOD; X RAY SPECTROMETRY; ZIRCALOY; ZR-93;

DECAY (ORGANIC); DISSOLUTION; FLOWCHARTING; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NIOBIUM; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

ZIRCONIUM;

NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM 93; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM 93;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; IRRADIATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 70449530589     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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