Cocktail volume effects in 4πβ liquid scintillation spectrometry with 3H-standard efficiency tracing for low energy β-emitting radionuclides

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 365-378

  Zimmerman, B E ^a   Colle R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDROGEN; NICKEL; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTROMETRY;

BETA EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES; COCKTAIL VOLUME EFFECTS; LIQUID SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; STANDARD EFFICIENCY TRACING METHOD;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CHLORINE 36; NICKEL 63; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031106531     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00217-5     Document Type: Article

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