Rankin, 1963 - Google Patents
The use of coincidence counting techniques for analyzing low level plutonium contamination on filtersRankin, 1963
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- 17388652286352627248
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- Rankin M
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- Nuclear Instruments and Methods
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An air filter measurement instrument, which uses coincidence counting techniques, has been developed to detect 1850 d/m of plutonium in less than two minutes in the presence of 5000 d/m of natural (radon and thoron) alpha activity on a standard 4 inch× 8 inch filter. The …
- 229910052778 Plutonium 0 title abstract description 22
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