EVALUATION OF A PHOTOELECTRON-REJECTING ALPHA-LIQUID-SCINTILLATION (PERALS) SPECTROMETER FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES

被引:10
作者
CADIEUX, JR
机构
[1] Savannah River Laboratory, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken
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10.1016/0168-9002(90)90760-4
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Results from the evaluation of a PERALS spectrometer for alpha-particle measurements by liquid-scintillation counting in samples from the nuclear-fuel cycle are presented. Examples of PERALS spectra of process, waste and environmental samples containing Th, U, Pu and Am from the Savannah River Site are shown. The advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the PERALS technique are discussed.
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