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An infra-red spectrophotometer for the region 2–4 μ was constructed for the isotopic analysis of heavy water. It proved useful in the concentration regions from 0.015 to 3 w/w % D2O and from 90 to 99.80 w/w % D2O. It provides a very fast and highly accurate method for isotopic analysis.
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Skjöldebrand, R. An infrared spectrophotometer and its use for the isotopic analysis of heavy water. Appl. Sci. Res. 5, 401–408 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02933321
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