The evaluation of uncertainty in low-level LSC measurements of water samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1124-1129

  Rusconi, R ^a   Forte, M ^a   Caresana, M ^b   Bellinzona, S ^a   Cazzaniga, M T ^a   Sgorbati, G ^a  

^a ARPA Lombardia   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liquid scintillation counting; Radioactivity; Uncertainty; Water

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; WATER;

LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PULSE SHAPE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

SCINTILLATION;

ARTICLE; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ALPHA PARTICLES; BETA RAYS; MICROCHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33751117199     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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