Determination of 237Np and Pu isotopes in large soil samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 682, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 130-136

  Maxwell, Sherrod L ^a   Culligan, Brian K ^a   Jones, Vernon D ^a   Nichols, Sheldon T ^a   Bernard, Maureen A ^a   Noyes, Gary W ^a  

^a Department of Energy Savannah River Site   (United States)

Author keywords

ICP MS; Lanthanum fluoride; Large soil; Neptunium; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; DECONTAMINATION FACTORS; ICP-MS; LANTHANUM FLUORIDE; LARGE SOIL; PEAK TAILING; PRECONCENTRATION AND SEPARATION; SOIL SAMPLE;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPES; LANTHANUM; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NEPTUNIUM; RESINS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SPECTROMETRY; URANIUM;

PLUTONIUM;

LANTHANUM; NEPTUNIUM 237; PLUTONIUM; RESIN; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78149411942     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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