Implementation of the TDCR liquid scintillation method at CNEA-LMR, Argentina

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1500-1504

  Arenillas, Pablo ^a   Cassette, Philippe ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

Author keywords

Liquid scintillation.; Radionuclide metrology; TDCR

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIOISOTOPES;

FOCUSING VOLTAGE; LIQUID SCINTILLATIONS; RADIONUCLIDE METROLOGY; TRIPLE-TO-DOUBLE COINCIDENCE RATIO (TDCR);

SCINTILLATION;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM THEORY;

ALGORITHMS; ARGENTINA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 33751087825     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.091     Document Type: Article

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