Comparison of the French and U.S. national 3H (tritiated H2O) standards by 4πβ liquid scintillation spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 521-526

  Zimmerman, B E ^a   Colle R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTROMETRY; STANDARDS;

TRITIATED WATER;

WATER;

TRITIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031127586     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00270-9     Document Type: Article

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