Detection of UH3+ and ThH3+ molecules and 236U background studies with low-energy AMS

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 294, Issue , 2013, Pages 364-368

  Lachner, Johannes ^a   Christl, Marcus ^a   Vockenhuber, Christof ^a   Synal, Hans Arno ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3+ Molecules; Actinide AMS; Low energy AMS; ThH3+; UH3+

Indexed keywords

CHARGE STATE; GAS IONIZATION DETECTORS; HIGH ENERGY; ION ENERGIES; LOW BACKGROUND; LOW-ENERGY AMS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; THH3+; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; UH3+;

ACTINIDES; HYDRIDES; IONIZATION OF GASES;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84870875286     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2012.02.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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