Preparation of radioactive sources for radionuclide metrology

Metrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Sibbens, G ^a   Altzitzoglou, T ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETERS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; NEUTRON SOURCES; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

MASS DETERMINATION; SOLID SOURCES; SOURCE QUALITY; SOURCE SUPPORTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 34547650872     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/44/4/S09     Document Type: Article

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