Standardisation of low-activity actinide solutions by alpha-particle counting at a defined solid angle

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 405-408

  Sibbens, G ^a   Pomme S ^a   Altzitzoglou, T ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha particle counting; Alpha particle spectrometry; Nuclear; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; ALPHA PARTICLES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; STANDARDIZATION; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; DAUGHTER NUCLIDES; LOW-ACTIVITY ACTINIDE SOLUTIONS; PROPERTY VALUES;

RADIOISOTOPES;

ACTINIDE; PLUTONIUM; THORIUM; TRACER; URANIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; RESEARCH; SOLID; SPECTROMETRY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 2942604322     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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