Evaluation of uncertainty and detection limits in 210Pb and 210Po measurement in water by alpha spectrometry using 210Po spontaneous deposition onto a silver disk

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 758-764

  Fernández, Pedro L ^a   Gómez, José ^a   Ródenas, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

210Pb; 210Po; Alpha spectrometry; Detection limit; Spontaneous deposition; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ACTIVITY RATIOS; ALPHA SPECTROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; DETECTION CAPABILITY; DETECTION LIMIT; DETECTION LIMITS; EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY; INITIAL ACTIVITY; INITIAL VALUES; IONIZING RADIATION MEASUREMENT; ISO STANDARDS; NATURAL WATERS; RADIOACTIVE EQUILIBRIUM; SAMPLING DATES; SAMPLING TIME; SPONTANEOUS DEPOSITION; TIME INTERVAL; UNCERTAINTY; WATER SAMPLES;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; IONIZING RADIATION;

LEAD;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH 210; DRINKING WATER; LEAD 210; POLONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SAMPLING TIME; SILVER DISK; SPECTROMETRY; TIME; UNCERTAINTY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ALPHA PARTICLES; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; LIMIT OF DETECTION; POLONIUM; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84857140337     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.12.044     Document Type: Article

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