Determining the activity of Pu-241 by liquid scintillation counting
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serval:BIB_4CE3422E1F8A
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Title
Determining the activity of Pu-241 by liquid scintillation counting
Journal
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
ISSN
0236-5731
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
289
Number
2
Pages
375-9
Language
english
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Publication type : Article
Abstract
Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) is one of the most widely used methods for determining the activity of 241Pu. One of the main challenges of this counting method is the efficiency calibration of the system for the low beta energies of 241Pu (Emax = 20.8 keV). In this paper we compare the two most frequently used methods, the CIEMAT/NIST efficiency tracing (CNET) method and the experimental quench correction curve method. Both methods proved to be reliable, and agree within their uncertainties, for the expected quenching conditions of the sources.
Keywords
Pu-241, CIEMAT/NIST, Liquid scintillation counting, Counting efficiency, ENVIRONMENTAL-SAMPLES, MARINE SAMPLES, STANDARDIZATION, SPECTROMETRY, SOILS
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Yes
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12/04/2011 15:06
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