• DocumentCode
    773407
  • Title

    Background in Liquid Scintillation Counting Systems

  • Author

    Delaney, C.F.G. ; McGovern, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1965
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    This paper gives estimates, for a particular radiocarbon dating system, of two possible sources of residual background occurring in coincident liquid scintillation arrangements - the natural radioactivity of the phototubes and optical feedback between them. The formr was found to contribute about 1.8 c.p.m. or 13% of the background, but there was no evidence of any significant contribution from the latter.
  • Keywords
    Educational institutions; Glass; Methanol; Optical feedback; Particle measurements; Photoelectricity; Radiation detectors; Silicon compounds; Steel; Windows;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1965.4323490
  • Filename
    4323490
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=773407