Comparison of approximate formulas for decision levels and detection limits for paired counting with the exact results

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 321-325

  Potter, W E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENSITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 17144383167     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-005-0057-6     Document Type: Article

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