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Evaluation of sulfate-oxalate deposition solution with new electrodeposition system

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The presented paper defined parameters of electrodeposition and their relationships for selected alpha-emitting radionuclides to be used as an optional method for sample mounting for subsequent measurement by solid-state alpha spectrometry. The key parameters such as volume and pH of electrolyte, electrode distance, current density, plating time, and annealing temperature were investigated in connection with the new custom-made electrodeposition system. The chemical yield of this method was almost quantitative for all selected radionuclides, namely 232U, 238Pu, 241Am, 243Am, and 244Cm.

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Janda, J. Evaluation of sulfate-oxalate deposition solution with new electrodeposition system. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 329, 421–426 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07777-x

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