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Determination of the isotopic ratio 236 U/ 238 U in Austrian water samples

Date

Authors

Froehlich (previously Srncik) , Michaela

Steier, P

Wallner, Gabriele

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

236U with a half life of 2.3 × 107 years is naturally produced in ultra-trace amounts (236U/238U < 10-10) in ores, soils and rocks, while a huge amount has been produced in nuclear power plants and possibly nuclear weapons tests by man. Thus, anthropogen

Keywords

Keywords: Alpha spectrometry; Alpine regions; AMS; Anion exchange; Anthropogenic sources; Austria; Geological applications; Half lives; Isotope analysis; Isotopic ratios; Local contamination; Natural waters; Thin source; Ultratraces; Water samples; Alpha particle s 236U/238U; AMS; Isotope analysis; Natural waters; Uranium

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/59978

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research: Section B

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.120

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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