Verifying the presence of low levels of neptunium in a uranium matrix with electron energy-loss spectroscopy

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-70

  Buck, Edgar C ^a   Douglas, Matt ^a   Wittman, Rick S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; EELS; Neptunium; Spectroscopy; Uranium; Uranophane

Indexed keywords

DECONVOLUTION METHOD; EELS; LOW LEVEL; MATRIX; PLURAL SCATTERING; RICHARDSON-LUCY; SPECTRAL IMAGES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; URANOPHANE;

ACTINIDES; CALCIUM; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON SCATTERING; NEPTUNIUM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 71749088841     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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