Method and device for isotope- selective measurement of chemical elements in materials
CA 2347401 A1 · Owner: European Community · Inventors: Glatz, Jean Paul; Janssens, Willem; Koch, Lothar
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The invention relates to a method and device for isotope-selective measurement of chemical elements, especially radioactive elements in materials, especially radioactive materials. The aim of the invention is to provide a method and a device which permits measurement of the total concentration and the isotope composition of the contained elements in a manner which is as easy as possible. To this end, an optical emission spectroscopy method according , to which plasma in the form of a sample vapor cloud is generated by laser ablation from a sample to be analyzed, is combined with a laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy method, according to which the sample vapor cloud is analyzed by …
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