A simple-rapid method to separate uranium, thorium, and protactinium for U-series age-dating of materials

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-74

  Knight, Andrew W ^a   Eitrheim, Eric S ^a   Nelson, Andrew W ^b   Nelson, Steven ^c   Schultz, Michael K ^b  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Age dating; Geochronology; Protactinium; Thorium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; PROTACTINIUM; SPECTROMETRY; THORIUM;

AGE DATING; AGE DETERMINATION; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC RESINS; DATING TECHNIQUES; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION;

URANIUM;

CARBON 14; CARBONIC ACID; PROTACTINIUM; REAGENT; RESIN; THORIUM; URANIUM;

CARBONATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PROTACTINIUM; PURIFICATION; THORIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

AGE DETERMINATION; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL WASTE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LAKE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOMETRIC DATING; SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES; CHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY;

GREAT SALT LAKE; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

PROTACTINIUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 84896914601     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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