Plutonium age determination from 240Pu/236U ratios in individual particles by ICP-MS without prior chemical separation

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-72

  Esaka, Fumitaka ^a   Suzuki, Daisuke ^a   Miyamoto, Yutaka ^a   Magara, Masaaki ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age determination; ICP MS; Individual particles; Plutonium particles; Pu U ratios

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906771355     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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