Published December 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

On the use of 225Ra as yield tracer and Ba(Ra)SO4 microprecipitation in 226Ra determination by α-spectrometry

Description

A simple procedure for the determination of 226Ra in geological samples using α-spectrometry is presented. The method uses 225Ra as yield tracer, and microprecipitation of Ba(Ra)SO4 for source preparation. Extensive studies were performed in order to determine the chemical yield of the proposed procedure with precision. The method was tested on a geological reference sample, and gave satisfactory results and high reproducibility

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PII
S0969804302002312;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 785-790
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

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Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.