A study of stalagmite samples from Baradla Cave (Hungary) by laser induced plasma spectrometry with automatic signal correction

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 406-414

  Galbacs G ^a   Kevei Barany I ^a   Szoke, E ^a   Jedlinszki, N ^a   Gornushkin, I B ^b   Galbacs M Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Baradla Cave; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Signal correction; Stalagmite

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052364705     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.06.014     Document Type: Article

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