Production of actinium, thorium and radium isotopes from natural thorium irradiated with protons up to 141 MeV

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 223-229

  Ermolaev, S V ^a   Zhuikov, B L ^a   Kokhanyuk, V M ^a   Matushko, V L ^a   Kalmykov, S N ^b   Aliev, R A ^b   Tananaev, I G ^c   Myasoedov, B F ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c FRUMKIN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 84860437664     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2012.1909     Document Type: Article

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