Migration of noble gas tracers at the site of an underground nuclear explosion at the Nevada National Security Site

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106047

Title: Migration of noble gas tracers at the site of an underground nuclear explosion at the Nevada National Security Site

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Publication Date:: 2019-11-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1562153

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Journal Volume: 208-209 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0265-931X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Johnson, C., Aalseth, C. E., Alexander, T. R., Bowyer, T. W., Chipman, V., Day, A. R., Drellack, S., Fast, J. E., Fritz, B. G., Hayes, J. C., Huckins-Gang, H. E., Humble, P., Kirkham, R. R., Lowrey, J. D., Mace, E. K., Mayer, M. F., McIntyre, J. I., Milbrath, B. D., Panisko, M. E., Paul, M. J., Obi, C. M., Okagawa, R. K., Olsen, K. B., Ripplinger, M. D., Seifert, A., Suarez, R., Thomle, J., Townsend, M. J., Woods, V. T., and Zhong, L. Migration of noble gas tracers at the site of an underground nuclear explosion at the Nevada National Security Site.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Johnson, C., Aalseth, C. E., Alexander, T. R., Bowyer, T. W., Chipman, V., Day, A. R., Drellack, S., Fast, J. E., Fritz, B. G., Hayes, J. C., Huckins-Gang, H. E., Humble, P., Kirkham, R. R., Lowrey, J. D., Mace, E. K., Mayer, M. F., McIntyre, J. I., Milbrath, B. D., Panisko, M. E., Paul, M. J., Obi, C. M., Okagawa, R. K., Olsen, K. B., Ripplinger, M. D., Seifert, A., Suarez, R., Thomle, J., Townsend, M. J., Woods, V. T., & Zhong, L. Migration of noble gas tracers at the site of an underground nuclear explosion at the Nevada National Security Site.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106047.

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                    Johnson, C., Aalseth, C. E., Alexander, T. R., Bowyer, T. W., Chipman, V., Day, A. R., Drellack, S., Fast, J. E., Fritz, B. G., Hayes, J. C., Huckins-Gang, H. E., Humble, P., Kirkham, R. R., Lowrey, J. D., Mace, E. K., Mayer, M. F., McIntyre, J. I., Milbrath, B. D., Panisko, M. E., Paul, M. J., Obi, C. M., Okagawa, R. K., Olsen, K. B., Ripplinger, M. D., Seifert, A., Suarez, R., Thomle, J., Townsend, M. J., Woods, V. T., and Zhong, L. Fri .  
        "Migration of noble gas tracers at the site of an underground nuclear explosion at the Nevada National Security Site".  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106047.

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  title        = {Migration of noble gas tracers at the site of an underground nuclear explosion at the Nevada National Security Site},

  author       = {Johnson, C. and Aalseth, C. E. and Alexander, T. R. and Bowyer, T. W. and Chipman, V. and Day, A. R. and Drellack, S. and Fast, J. E. and Fritz, B. G. and Hayes, J. C. and Huckins-Gang, H. E. and Humble, P. and Kirkham, R. R. and Lowrey, J. D. and Mace, E. K. and Mayer, M. F. and McIntyre, J. I. and Milbrath, B. D. and Panisko, M. E. and Paul, M. J. and Obi, C. M. and Okagawa, R. K. and Olsen, K. B. and Ripplinger, M. D. and Seifert, A. and Suarez, R. and Thomle, J. and Townsend, M. J. and Woods, V. T. and Zhong, L.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106047},

  journal      = {Journal of Environmental Radioactivity},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 208-209,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {2019},

  month        = {11}

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