High-precision measurement of the half-life of 147Sm

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1702-1706

  Kossert, Karsten ^a   Jörg, Gerhard ^b   Nähle, Ole ^a   Gostomski, Christoph Lierse v ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

147Sm; Activity standardization; Dating; Geochronology; Half life; Liquid scintillation counting; Samarium

Indexed keywords

147SM; ACTIVITY STANDARDIZATION; DATING; HALF-LIFE; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

DOSIMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LIQUIDS; LUMINESCENCE; SAMARIUM; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; STANDARDIZATION;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

SAMARIUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 67349209299     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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