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Secular Equilibrium

Secular Equilibrium is a steady-state condition in a radioactive decay chain in which the decay rate of a long-lived parent radionuclide equals the decay rate of its short-lived daughter radionuclide, resulting in a constant activity ratio over time.

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Lead 210, bismuth 210, and polonium 210 in the atmosphere: Accurate ratio measurement and application to aerosol residence time determination

S. E. Poet, H. E. Moore, E. A. Martell · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1972 · 232 citations

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New TIMS constraints on the uranium-238 and uranium-234 in seawaters from the main ocean basins and the Mediterranean Sea

Doriane Delanghe, Édouard Bard, Bruno Hamelin · Marine Chemistry · 2002 · 186 citations

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Precise determination of the open ocean <sup>234</sup>U/<sup>238</sup>U composition

Morten B. Andersen, C. H. Stirling, B. Zimmermann et al. · Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems · 2010 · 161 citations · Full text

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Measurements of natural gamma radiation in beach sediments of north east coast of Tamilnadu, India by gamma ray spectrometry with multivariate statistical approach

M. SureshGandhi, R. Ravisankar, A. Rajalakshmi et al. · Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences · 2013 · 111 citations · Full text

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Protactinium 231 method of dating coral from Barbados Island

Teh‐Lung Ku · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1968 · 89 citations

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Authors

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  1. PK
    Prasana K. Venkatesh

    ExxonMobil (United States), United States

    2 publications · 82 citations

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  2. MI
    M. Ilin

    Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  3. MG
    M. Gedion

    Université de Montpellier, France

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  4. LM
    Linda M. Torres

    University of South Florida St. Petersburg, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  5. GH
    G. Harbottle

    Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

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Institutions

130

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    872 citations

  2. Brookhaven National Laboratory

    Upton, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    118 citations

  3. Nanjing University

    Nanjing, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    72 citations

  4. Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement

    Aix-en-Provence, France

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    646 citations

  5. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    90 citations

  6. Aix-Marseille Université

    Marseille, France

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    614 citations

  7. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  8. Université de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    148 citations

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  1. Health Physics

    5 publications · 109 citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 5 publications · 415 citations

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  4. The Analyst

    3 publications · 86 citations

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  5. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

    3 publications · 54 citations

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