Accuracy and precision of 238Pu determination at fg level by alpha spectrometry using 239Pu and 240Pu amount analyzed by ICP-MS

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2147-2152

  Mácsik, Zsuzsanna ^a   Shinonaga, Taeko ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

238Pu; Alpha spectrometry; CRM 137; Environmental sample; ICP MS; Safeguards

Indexed keywords

238PU; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; CRM 137; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ICP-MS; SAFEGUARDS;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; STANDARDS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PLUTONIUM;

PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240;

ACCURACY; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROMETRY;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLUTONIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956417722     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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