Liquid-scintillation-based anticoincidence counting of Co-60 and Pb-210

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 937-940

  Fitzgerald, R ^a   Schultz, M K ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; COBALT; LEAD; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION;

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ANTICOINCIDENCE COUNTING;

ISOTOPES;

ACID; COBALT 60; LEAD 210;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPTON EFFECT; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY;

EID: 43049120203     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.02.037     Document Type: Article

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