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LaCl3(Ce) and LaBr3(Ce) gamma-ray spectra with various plutonium isotopic and uranium enrichment standards

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This report assesses the utility of lanthanum-halide detectors for isotope identification and total mass measurements for uranium and plutonium isotopes. Comparisons to similar measurements with NaI detectors are made.

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    J. P. Sullivan, M. W. Rawool-Sullivan & T. R. Wenz

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Sullivan, J.P., Rawool-Sullivan, M.W. & Wenz, T.R. LaCl3(Ce) and LaBr3(Ce) gamma-ray spectra with various plutonium isotopic and uranium enrichment standards. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 276, 699–705 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-0620-z

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