Reusability of plastic scintillators used in beta emitter activity determination

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 373-376

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cleaning procedure; Plastic scintillation; Reusability; Sr 90 Y 90

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS;

PHOSPHORS;

CARBON 14; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PLASTIC; SOAP; STRONTIUM 90; TRITIUM; WATER; YTTRIUM 90;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CLEANING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RECYCLING; SCINTILLATION;

EID: 0242653811     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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