Scavenged 239Pu, 240Pu, and 241Am from snowfalls in the atmosphere settling on Mt. Zugspitze in 2014, 2015 and 2016

Abstract Concentrations of 239Pu, 240Pu, and 241Am, and atomic ratio of 240Pu/239Pu in freshly fallen snow on Mt. Zugspitze collected in 2014, 2015 and 2016 were determined by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). For the sub-femtogram (10−15 g) - level of Pu and Am analysis, a chemical separation pr...

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Main Authors: Katharina Gückel, Taeko Shinonaga, Marcus Christl, Jochen Tschiersch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12079-y