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This introductory chapter begins with a brief description of the discovery of tritium, before outlining some important properties of all of the hydrogen isotopes. Some essential background information about hydrogen and tritium in metals is included, too.
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Lässer, R. (1989). Introduction. In: Tritium and Helium-3 in Metals. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73510-3_1
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