Characterizing uranium oxide reference particles for isotopic abundances and uranium mass by single particle isotope dilution mass spectrometry

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 748, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-44

  Kraiem, M ^a   Richter, S ^a   Erdmann, N ^a   Kuhn H ^a   Hedberg, M ^a   Aregbe, Y ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Isotope dilution; Reference material; Single particle; TIMS; Uranium mass

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL GENERATION; COVERAGE FACTORS; ISOTOPE DILUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; ISOTOPIC ABUNDANCES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRIC DETECTION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MONODISPERSE; NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS; PARTICLE VOLUME; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; REGULATORY BODIES; SINGLE PARTICLE; TEST MATERIALS; THERMAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIMS; URANIUM OXIDES; URANIUM PARTICLES; VALIDATED METHODS;

CHARACTERIZATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS; PLUTONIUM; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

URANIUM;

OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM OXIDE;

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; ISOTOPE DILUTION THERMAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84866877645     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.08.030     Document Type: Article

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