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An ever-increasing priority of many customers in the radiochemistry field is the turn-around time of sample analysis. While modern instrumentation provides acceptable detection limits with relatively short count times, the sample preparation step remains the time-consuming step in radiochemical analysis. We have developed fast sample preparation techniques for gross alpha/beta analysis based on ultrasonically assisted digestion as part of a mobile radiological analytical laboratory program in place at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
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Dale, D., Brooks, G. & Monagle, M. Comparison of ultrasonic assisted digestion with traditional methods for alpha/beta analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 236, 199–204 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386342
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386342