Ionic liquids as solvents for liquid scintillation technology. Čerenkov counting with 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-102

  Mirenda, Martín ^a,b,c   Rodrigues, Darío ^c,d   Arenillas, Pablo ^a   Gutkowski, Karin ^a,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d LABORATORIO TANDAR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

1 Butyl 3 Methylimidazolium Chloride; erenkov light; Ionic liquid; Ionizing radiation detection; TDCR erenkov method; TDCR method

Indexed keywords

1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL SOLUTION; RADIATION DETECTION; SCINTILLATION METHOD; TDCR-METHOD;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; IONIZING RADIATION; LIGHT; RADIATION SHIELDING; SCINTILLATION;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

1 BUTYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IONIC LIQUID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CERENKOV RADIATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPTON EFFECT; IONIZING RADIATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LUMINESCENCE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REFRACTION INDEX; SCINTILLATION; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84896722948     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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