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Quantitative Electrodeposition of Thorium and Uranium

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WHEN measuring α-emitting nuclides the preparation of the radioactive material as a thin uniform layer is an essential if poor resolution, due to self-absorption, is to be avoided1. Also, when such measurements are the concluding stage in the analysis of thorium and uranium, it is desirable that the method of preparation is quantitative.

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PARKER, W., BILDSTEIN, H. & GETOFF, N. Quantitative Electrodeposition of Thorium and Uranium. Nature 200, 457–458 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200457a0

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