Sample volume optimization for radon-in-water detection by liquid scintillation counting

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-113

  Schubert, Michael ^a   Kopitz, Juergen ^b   Chałupnik, Stanisław ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL MINING INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

LSC; Radon as aquatic tracer; Sample volume optimization

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; COUNTING STATISTICS; DETECTION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; LIQUID-SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LSC; RADON PARTITIONS; SAMPLE VOLUME;

RADON;

LEAD 210; RADIUM 226; RADON; RADON 222; RADON DAUGHTER; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; RADON ISOTOPE; SAMPLING; TRACER; VOLUME;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PHASE SEPARATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DETECTION; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

RADON; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84897446041     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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