Fast screening of operational aqueous samples by gross alpha and beta counting with LSC systems

S. Tsroya; B. Dolgin; O. Pelled; S. Cohen; S. Mordechai; U. German

doi:10.1007/s10967-018-6007-x

Fast screening of operational aqueous samples by gross alpha and beta counting with LSC systems

S. Tsroya, B. Dolgin, O. Pelled, S. Cohen, S. Mordechai, U. German

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Abstract

At nuclear installations a large number of samples is used to control operational tasks and health physics parameters. A fast screening process can be applied to provide immediate indication on possible contamination, and liquid scintillation counting (LSC) is the preferred method. Many LSC systems, which do not perform pulse shape analysis, are still in use. A screening procedure for these systems is presented based on three windows analysis. It may greatly reduce work and time, compared to using a proportional counter system, besides providing more accurate results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1211-1221
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	317
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6007-x
State	Published - 1 Sep 2018

Keywords

Alpha/beta
Liquid scintillation
Proportional counter
Screening

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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