Development of an improved method to perform single particle analysis by TIMS for nuclear safeguards

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 688, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Kraiem, M ^a   Richter, S ^a   Kuhn H ^a   Aregbe, Y ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Individual particles; Isotope ratio; Nuclear safeguards; SEM; TIMS; Uranium

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; ISOTOPE RATIO; NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS; SEM; TIMS;

ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; URANIUM;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

ISOTOPE; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79551571716     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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