Direct measurement of alpha emitters in liquids using passivated ion implanted planar silicon (PIPS) diode detectors

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

Volumn 537, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 600-609

  Egorov, O B ^a   Addleman, R S ^a   O'hara, M J ^a   Marks, T ^a   Grate, J W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid samples; Pips diode detectors; Process monitoring; Total alpha analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; ASSAYS; DETECTORS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ION IMPLANTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PROCESS CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

LIQUID SAMPLES; PASSIVATED ION IMPLANTED PLANAR SILICON (PIPS) DIODE DETECTORS; PROCESS MONITORING; TOTAL ALPHA ANALYSIS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 12244267732     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.290     Document Type: Article

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