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Efficient Isotope Ratio Analysis of Uranium Particles in Swipe Samples by Total-Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

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Pages 1027-1032 | Received 30 Jun 2004, Accepted 23 Aug 2004, Published online: 15 Feb 2012

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