The use of LA-SF-ICP-MS for nuclear forensics purposes: Uranium isotope ratio analysis

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-104

  Marin, Rafael C ^a   Sarkis, Jorge E S ^a   Nascimento, Marcos R L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b CNEN MG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Isotope ratio; LA SF ICP MS; Laser ablation; Nuclear forensics; Uncertainty; Uranium

Indexed keywords

URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DENSITY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS; LASER; LASER ABLATION SECTOR FIELD INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871919410     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-012-1980-y     Document Type: Article

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