Determination of ultratrace boron concentrations in uranium oxide by isotope dilution-thermal ionization mass spectrometry using a simplified separation procedure

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-231

  Rao, Radhika M ^a   Parab, Ankush R ^a   Bhushan, K Sasi ^a   Aggarwal, Suresh K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Boron; Isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS); Positive thermal ionization mass spectrometry (P TIMS); Solvent extraction; Uranium oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952882895     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-010-0345-x     Document Type: Article

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