Analysis of 85Kr: A comparison at the 10-14 level using micro-liter samples

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yang, G M ^a   Cheng, C F ^a   Jiang, W ^b   Lu, Z T ^b,c   Purtschert, R ^d   Sun, Y R ^a   Tu, L Y ^a   Hu, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KRYPTON;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; KRYPTON RADIOISOTOPES; MICROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84876534171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01596     Document Type: Article

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