| Alternative title | Comparison of 14C liquid scintillation counting at NIST and NRC Canada |
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.11.007 |
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| Author | Search for: Bergeron, Denis E.; Search for: Galea, Raphael1; Search for: Laureano-Pérez, Lizbeth; Search for: Zimmerman, Brian E. |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Measurement Science and Standards
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | 20th International Conference on Radionuclide Metrology and its Applications, June 8-11, 2015, Vienna, Austria |
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| Subject | efficiency tracing; CNET; triple-to-double coincidence ratio; TDCR; ¹⁴C; bilateral comparison; benzoate; hexadecane; cocktail instability; beta spectrum shape; shape factor |
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| Abstract | An informal bilateral comparison of ¹⁴C liquid scintillation (LS) counting at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been completed. Two solutions, one containing ¹⁴C-labeled sodium benzoate and one containing ¹⁴C-labeled n-hexadecane, were measured at both laboratories. Despite observed LS cocktail instabilities, the two laboratories achieved accord in their standardizations of both solutions. At the conclusion of the comparison, the beta spectrum used for efficiency calculations was identified as inadequate and the data were reanalyzed with different inputs, improving accord. |
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| Publication date | 2015-11-06 |
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| Publisher | Elsevier |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Identifier | S0969804315302360 |
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| NPARC number | 23000101 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | cc86f342-9e4e-47e3-8d53-bfe4d57f76ad |
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| Record created | 2016-06-02 |
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| Record modified | 2020-09-01 |
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