[ RadSafe ] Fingerprinting uranium: X-rays identify mobile, stationary forms of atomic pollutant

[ROY HERREN]

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-fingerprinting-uranium-x-rays-mobile-stationary.html

Fingerprinting uranium: X-rays identify mobile, stationary forms of atomic 
pollutant
"(PhysOrg.com) -- Determining if uranium will zip through the soil or not is 
easier now, thanks to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and 
the University of North Texas. Dr. Eugene Ilton and Dr. Paul Bagus elucidated a 
systematic approach for identifying uranium's state and hence its mobility. 
Their method uses x-rays, in the form of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Their 
technique and detailed analysis appear in an invited perspective article in 
Surface and Interface Analysis. "