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A review of instrumental methods for determination of rare earth elements

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Modern instrumental methods for determination of rare earth elements most successfully used in analytical practice are considered. The analytical characteristics and the figures of merit of various analysis techniques are compared, among which atomic emission spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and neutron activation analysis (NAA) occupy a special place.

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Gorbatenko, A.A., Revina, E.I. A review of instrumental methods for determination of rare earth elements. Inorg Mater 51, 1375–1388 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168515140058

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