The ionization quench factor in liquid-scintillation counting standardizations

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Grau Malonda, A ^a   Grau Carles, A ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FUNCTIONS; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STANDARDIZATION;

IONIZATION QUENCH FUNCTION; LIQUID-SCINTILLATION COUNTING (LSC);

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0032903660     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00179-1     Document Type: Article

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