Non-destructive characterisation of low radioactive particles from Irish Sea sediment by micro X-ray synchrotron radiation techniques: Micro X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) and micro X-ray absorption near edge structure (μ-XANES) spectroscopy

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1428-1433

  Jernstrom J ^a,b   Eriksson, M ^a   Osan J ^c   Tamborini, G ^a   Torok S ^c   Simon, R ^d   Falkenberg, G ^e   Alsecz, A ^c   Betti, M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; LEACHING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDATION; SOILS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

LEACHING PROPERTIES; RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES; SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTION (SSNTD); X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

URANIUM;

EID: 9744251627     PISSN: 02679477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b409991e     Document Type: Article

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