V O L U M E 2 7 , NO. 9, S E P T E M B E R 1 9 5 5 Geiger counter x-ray techniques ( 7 ) applied to the anslysis of commercial triphosphate are quicker and more sensitive than photographic methods ( I O ) , but the infrared method appears to be a t least as rapid and as accurate. ACKNOWLEDGWEYT
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