Procedure for the analysis of americium in complex matrices

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5266372· OSTI ID:5266372

Knab, D

A radioanalytical procedure for the analysis of americium in complex matrices has been developed. Clean separations of americium can be obtained from up to 100 g of sample ash, regardless of the starting material. The ability to analyze large masses of material provides the increased sensitivity necessary to detect americium in many environmental samples. The procedure adequately decontaminates from rare earth elements and natural radioactive nuclides that interfere with the alpha spectrometric measurements.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5266372
• Report Number(s): LA-7057; TRN: 78-006081
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
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PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
AMERICIUM
ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY
ACCURACY
ELECTRODEPOSITION
HDEHP
ION EXCHANGE
METHANOL
NITRIC ACID
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
ACTINIDES
ALCOHOLS
DEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELEMENTS
ESTERS
EXTRACTION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LYSIS
METALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
SURFACE COATING
TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
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