A liquid-scintillation-based primary standardization of 210Pb

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1368-1380

  Laureano Pérez, Lizbeth ^a   Colle R ^a   Fitzgerald, R ^a   Outola, Iisa ^a   Pibida, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoincidence counting; Beta counting; CIEMAT NIST method; Efficiency tracing; Lead 210; Liquid scintillation (LS); Radioactivity; SRM; Standards

Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE GLASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTROMETRY;

ANTICOINCIDENCE COUNTING; BETA COUNTING; EFFICIENCY TRACING; LIQUID SCINTILLATION (LS);

LEAD;

BISMUTH; LEAD 210; NITRIC ACID; POLONIUM; SILICON;

ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 35648945350     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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