Alpha-liquid scintillation counting for the determination of plutonium

R. Manolkar; Keshav Chander; S. Marathe

doi:10.1007/bf02061134

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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volume/Issue:: Volume 177: Issue 2

Alpha-liquid scintillation counting for the determination of plutonium

Authors: R. Manolkar¹, Keshav Chander¹, and S. Marathe¹

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¹ Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Chemistry Division 400 085 Bombay (India)

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02061134

Page Count:: 373–380

Publication Date:: 17 Jan 1994

Online Publication Date:: 14 Aug 2005

Article Category:: Research Article

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Abstract

Liquid scintillation counting is useful and extensively employed for -activity measurement. However, quenching is observed and erroneous results are obtained when the size of the solution aliquot and its acidity exceed certain limits. A simple procedure has been developed to overcome the quenching effect of volume and acidity on -counting.