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Title: Improved protactinium spike calibration method applied to 231Pa–235U age-dating of certified reference materials for nuclear forensics

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [1]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1558397
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1524292
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-137585; LLNL-CONF-749097
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731; TRN: US2000194
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830; AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 318; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: Methods in Analytical and Radiochemistry, Kona, HI (United States), 3-13 Apr 2018; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES; 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; Radiochronometry; Protactinium; Thorium; Age-dating; Chemistry - Radiation chemistry, radiochemistry, and nuclear chemistry

Citation Formats

Treinen, Kerri C., Gaffney, Amy M., Rolison, John M., Samperton, Kyle M., McHugh, Kelly C., Miller, Martha L., and Williams, Ross W. Improved protactinium spike calibration method applied to 231Pa–235U age-dating of certified reference materials for nuclear forensics. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1007/s10967-018-6149-x.
Treinen, Kerri C., Gaffney, Amy M., Rolison, John M., Samperton, Kyle M., McHugh, Kelly C., Miller, Martha L., & Williams, Ross W. Improved protactinium spike calibration method applied to 231Pa–235U age-dating of certified reference materials for nuclear forensics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6149-x
Treinen, Kerri C., Gaffney, Amy M., Rolison, John M., Samperton, Kyle M., McHugh, Kelly C., Miller, Martha L., and Williams, Ross W. Wed . "Improved protactinium spike calibration method applied to 231Pa–235U age-dating of certified reference materials for nuclear forensics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6149-x. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1558397.
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month = {Wed Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
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Equation 1 Equation 1: Generalized daughter-parent isotope age-dating equation.

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