On the validity of the Poisson hypothesis for low-level counting: Investigation of the distributional characteristics of background radiation with the Nist individual pulse counting system

Radiocarbon

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-127

  Currie, L A ^a   Eijgenhuijsen, E M ^b   Klouda, G A ^a  

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

^b Sandoz Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Poisson ratio; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

POISSON RATIO; RADIOCARBON DATING;

EID: 0032453922     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200017951     Document Type: Article

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