Exploring laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for nuclear materials analysis and in-situ applications

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 74-75, Issue , 2012, Pages 177-183

  Martin, Madhavi Z ^a   Allman, Steve ^a   Brice, Deanne J ^b   Martin, Rodger C ^a   Andre, Nicolas O ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerium; Cesium; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; PCA and PLS analysis; Strontium

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; COMPLEX MATERIALS; DETECTION LIMITS; FUNDAMENTAL WAVELENGTH; HOT CELL; IN-SITU; IN-SITU ANALYSIS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LIMITS OF DETECTION; MINIMAL SAMPLE; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE MODELS; ND : YAG LASERS; NUCLEAR MATERIAL; PLS ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SAMPLING ERRORS; SMALL SAMPLES; SOIL SAMPLE; STATISTICAL EVALUATION;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CERIUM; CESIUM; FISSION PRODUCTS; PLUTONIUM; STRONTIUM;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 84865022249     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2012.06.049     Document Type: Article

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