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Determination of uranium in silicate rocks using laser induced fluorescence

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A rapid method for fluorimetric estimation of uranium in silicate rocks is described. The fluorescence of uranyl complex is induced by laser beam in the ultraviolet region provided by nitrogen laser tube. The emission spectrum is quite intense and relatively persistent. For direct estimation of uranium in geological silicate materials without prior extraction, the interference of certain cations and anions that might be present in silicate rocks on uranium determination was studied. The limit of detection is 0.5 ppb.

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  1. Nuclear Material Corporation, Cairo, (Egypt)

    M. M. Aly & M. Abdel Fattah

  2. Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, (Egypt)

    M. S. El Alfy

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Aly, M.M., El Alfy, M.S. & Fattah, M.A. Determination of uranium in silicate rocks using laser induced fluorescence. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Articles 121, 45–51 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041445

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