A new design of 238Pu activity sources for use in intercomparison exercises

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-176

  Leprince, B ^a   De Sanoit, J ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

Author keywords

emitter; 238Pu; BIPM; Comparison exercise; Ionizing radiation; Metrology; Source preparation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ELECTRODEPOSITION; GOLD; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; STAINLESS STEEL; THIN FILMS;

ELECTROSPRAY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

GOLD; MICROSPHERE; PLUTONIUM 238; POLYMER; POLYSORBATE 20; POLYSTYRENE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; STAINLESS STEEL; WETTING AGENT;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FILM; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SAFETY;

EID: 0036269490     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00090-8     Document Type: Article

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