Determination of beta emitters (90Sr, 14C and 3H) in routine measurements using plastic scintillation beads

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 516, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 602-609

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3H; 90Sr 90Y,14C; Plastic scintillation; Routine determination

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; EFFLUENTS; FORMALDEHYDE; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PHOSPHORS; POLYETHYLENES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION; STRONTIUM; TRITIUM;

BETA EMITTERS; LOGARITHMIC AMPLIFICATION; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 0346215847     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.08.172     Document Type: Article

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