LSC measurements of the half-life of 40K

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 459-464

  Kossert, K ^a   Gunther E ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

CIEMAT NIST method; Half life; Liquid scintillation counting

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT THEORY; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION;

ATOMIC COMPOSITION;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

POTASSIUM 40;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HALF LIFE TIME; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1342286977     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.11.059     Document Type: Article

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