Alpha counting using scintillation techniques: Observations on TSAC calibration and gas cell use

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 365-372

  Soumana, S ^a   Fain J ^a   Miallier, D ^a   Montret, M ^a   Pilleyre, Th ^a   Sanzelle, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CALIBRATION; HEAT CONVECTION; LUMINESCENCE; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE (ESR) DATING; LUMINESCENCE DATING; THICK SOURCE ALPHA COUNTING TECHNIQUE (TSAC);

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 0041728172     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00111-4     Document Type: Article

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