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A MODIFICATION is presented here of the technique of particle track analysis (PTA) by means of which it is possible to measure in particular geologic materials not only uranium but also thorium and/or radioactive disequilibria in the U and Th families.
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FISHER, D. Fission/α analysis of the U, Th families. Nature 265, 227–229 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/265227a0
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