Table 10 Average surface concentrations for the glassy samples obtained by XPS. Nd is not determined due to measurement limitations as discussed in the text.

From: Structural characterization of uranium and lanthanide loaded borosilicate glass matrix

 

Average surface concentrations [at%]

Si

Na

O

Zr

B

UIV

UV

UVI

Ba

Ce

Eu

Nd

MUCe

20.4

14.6

61.2

0.4

2.9

0.08

0.03

0.12

0.18

0.11

 

n.d.

MUNd

15.5

11.9

70.9

0.1

1.4

0.05

0.03

0.05

0.07

  

n.d.

MUEu

19.9

12.2

61.4

0.6

5.6

0.06

 

0.11

0.11

 

0.1

n.d.

MUCNE

22.0

9.4

63.6

0.8

3.4

0.03

0.05

0.06

0.22

0.39

0.1

n.d.