Isotopic composition (238U/235U) of some commonly used uranium reference materials

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7127-7143

  Condon, Daniel J ^a   McLean, Noah ^b   Noble, Stephen R ^a   Bowring, Samuel A ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE SAMPLE; TRACER; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

EID: 78649724868     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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