First results of a simultaneous measurement of tritium and 14C in an ultra-low-background proportional counter for environmental sources of methane

Mace, E. K.; Aalseth, C. E.; Day, A. R.; Hoppe, E. W.; Keillor, M. E.; Moran, J. J.; Panisko, M. E.; Seifert, A.; Tatishvili, G.; Williams, R. M.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.02.001

Title: First results of a simultaneous measurement of tritium and 14C in an ultra-low-background proportional counter for environmental sources of methane

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Authors:: Mace, E. K.; Aalseth, C. E.; Day, A. R.; Hoppe, E. W.; Keillor, M. E.; Moran, J. J.; Panisko, M. E.; Seifert, A.; Tatishvili, G.; Williams, R. M.

Publication Date:: Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1433466

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Journal Volume: 155-156 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0265-931X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Mace, E. K., Aalseth, C. E., Day, A. R., Hoppe, E. W., Keillor, M. E., Moran, J. J., Panisko, M. E., Seifert, A., Tatishvili, G., and Williams, R. M. First results of a simultaneous measurement of tritium and 14C in an ultra-low-background proportional counter for environmental sources of methane.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Mace, E. K., Aalseth, C. E., Day, A. R., Hoppe, E. W., Keillor, M. E., Moran, J. J., Panisko, M. E., Seifert, A., Tatishvili, G., & Williams, R. M. First results of a simultaneous measurement of tritium and 14C in an ultra-low-background proportional counter for environmental sources of methane.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.02.001

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                    Mace, E. K., Aalseth, C. E., Day, A. R., Hoppe, E. W., Keillor, M. E., Moran, J. J., Panisko, M. E., Seifert, A., Tatishvili, G., and Williams, R. M. Sun .  
"First results of a simultaneous measurement of tritium and 14C in an ultra-low-background proportional counter for environmental sources of methane".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.02.001.

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  title        = {First results of a simultaneous measurement of tritium and 14C in an ultra-low-background proportional counter for environmental sources of methane},

  author       = {Mace, E. K. and Aalseth, C. E. and Day, A. R. and Hoppe, E. W. and Keillor, M. E. and Moran, J. J. and Panisko, M. E. and Seifert, A. and Tatishvili, G. and Williams, R. M.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.02.001},

  journal      = {Journal of Environmental Radioactivity},

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  volume       = 155-156,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

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