The LSC efficiency for low-Z electron-capture nuclides

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1446-1453

  Kossert, K ^a   Grau Carles, A ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS Y FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

54Mn; 55Fe; 65Zn; CIEMAT NIST method; Liquid scintillation counting; Low Z electron capture

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; IRON COMPOUNDS; SCINTILLATION; X RAYS;

54MN; 55FE; 65ZN; CIEMAT/NIST METHODS; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LOW Z ELECTRON CAPTURE;

ISOTOPES;

IRON 55; MANGANESE 54; ZINC 65;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PHYSICS; SIMULATION; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; IRON RADIOISOTOPES; MANGANESE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SOFTWARE; ZINC RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33751079651     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.059     Document Type: Article

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