Determination of disintegration rates and γ-ray emission probabilities of 65Zn and 241Am

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Iwahara, Akira ^a   Da Silva, Mônica Aguiar Leobino ^b   Carvalho Filho, Antônio Edsom ^c   Bernardes, Estela Maria De Oliveira ^a   Delgado, José Ubiratan ^a  

^a Ionizantes Inst Radioprotecao D   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activity; Americium 241; Coincidence counting method; Gamma ray emission probability; Liquid scintillation; Zinc 65

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; EXTRAPOLATION; PROBABILITY; SCINTILLATION;

EFFICIENCY EXTRAPOLATION; PLANAR GERMANIUM DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE SOLUTIONS; RAY EMISSION PROBABILITIES;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

AMERICIUM 241; GERMANIUM; ZINC 65;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 18244400405     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.01.013     Document Type: Article

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