Activity standardization of 41Ca by means of liquid scintillation counting

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Kossert, K ^a   Jorg G ^b   Von Gostomski, Ch Lierse ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioshield; Ca; CIEMAT; Disposal of nuclear waste; Half life; Liquid scintillation counting; NIST method

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349096084     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2009.1571     Document Type: Article

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