Precise and direct determination of the half-life of 41Ca

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-65

  Jörg, Gerhard ^a,b   Amelin, Yuri ^c   Kossert, Karsten ^d   Lierse v Gostomski, Christoph ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; HALF LIFE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRECISION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; SAFETY;

EID: 84861717392     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.03.036     Document Type: Article

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