Patterns of migratory connectivity are a vital yet poorly understood component of the ecology and evolution of migratory birds. Our ability to accurately characterize patterns of migratory connectivity is often limited by the spatial resolution of the data, but recent advances in probabilistic assignment approaches have begun pairing stable isotopes with other sources of data (e.g., genetic and...

A systematic study on the efficiency of inductively coupled plasma quadruple mass spectrometry (ICP–QMS) in determination of stable mercury isotopes profile has been conducted. Two types of effects have been observed: non-specific, which influenced all mercury isotopes, and specific, which applied only to selected isotopes. Non-specific effects were those, for which the sensitivity depended sig...

In this study, the stable isotope values of oxygen and hydrogen were used to identify the seasonal contribution ratios of precipitation to groundwater recharge in the Hualien River basin of eastern Taiwan. The differences and correlations of isotopes in various water bodies were examined to evaluate the groundwater recharge sources for the Hualian River basin and the interrelations between grou...

the source of cement in oilfields is critical to the prediction of the distribution of cements in the reservoirs and also prediction of reservoir quality. the source of mineral forming cements has been determined for the storrington oolitic carbonate reservoir (middle jurassic great oolite formation, weald basin, onshore uk) using a combination of petrography, electron microscopy, fluid inclusi...

The yrast generalized seniority states are compared with the corresponding shell model states for the case of the Sn isotopes 104−112Sn. For most of the cases the energies agree within 100 keV and the overlaps of the wave functions are greater than 0.7 In the last years the region of light Sn isotopes has been intensively investigated both from experimental and theoretical perspectives. The mai...

The isotopic composition, size distribution, and redox speciation of plutonium (Pu) in the groundwater in the vicinity of the F-area seepage basins at the U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site (SRS) were examined. A low 240Pu/239Pu ratio in the upstream control well signifies a Pu source otherthan global fallout and indicates reactor-produced Pu. Elevated 240Pu/239Pu atom ratios downstr...

2014 Neutron deficient polonium isotopes have been produced through 182W(20Ne, xn) reactions. The characteristics of disintegration of 194Po have been reviewed. Isotopes with masses 193 and 192 have been identified ; an isomeric state could be attributed to 193Po. Tome 38 N~ 20 15 OCTOBRE 1977 LE JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE LETTRES

High levels of naturally occurring and carcinogenic radium isotopes have been measured in low-saline and oxic groundwater from the Rum Group of the Disi sandstone aquifer in Jordan. The combined 228Ra and 226Ra activities are up to 2000% higher than international drinking water standards. Analyses of the host sandstone aquifer rocks show 228Ra and 226Ra activities and ratios that are consistent...

The ground-state properties of Zr and Sn isotopes are studied within the relativistic mean field theory. Zr and Sn isotopes have received tremendous attention due to various reasons, including the predicted giant halos in the neutron-rich Zr isotopes, the unique feature of being robustly spherical in the region of 100 Sn ∼ 132 Sn and the particular interest of Sn isotopes to nuclear astrophysic...