Comparative study of quenching correction procedures for 90Sr/90Y determination by Cerenkov, liquid scintillation and plastic scintillation techniques

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 471, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 135-143

  Tarancon A ^a   Alonso, E ^a   Garcia J F ^a   Rauret, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerenkov; Liquid scintillation; Plastic scintillation; Quenching correction; Strontium

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLOR; ERROR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0037164162     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2670(02)00710-9     Document Type: Article

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