Half-life measurements of europium radionuclides and the long-term stability of detectors

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 9-11, 1998, Pages 1397-1401

  Siegert, Helmut ^a   Schrader, Heinrich ^a   Schötzig, Ulrich ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPIUM; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; RADIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS;

HALF LIFE MEASUREMENTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EUROPIUM; GERMANIUM; LITHIUM; SILICON;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HALF LIFE TIME; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0032146442     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)10082-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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