DETERMINATION OF TRITIUM IN A PROPORTIONAL COUNTER. II. Preparation of Samples (in French)
The tritiated organic compound is burned in an oxygen current, and the water of combustion is transferred under vacuum to a blank tube containing magnesium turnings. The tube is then sealed and heated to 550 deg C for 1 hr. The tritium in the hydrogen from the reduction is measured in a proportional counter in the presence of methane. Neither the combustion apparatus nor the magnesium turnings are sources of hydrogen or other gases, so that the measurement of the specific activity of the reduction hydrogen can be used to calculate the tritium concentration in the organic compounds. The memory effect in the combustion apparatus is negligible and the error in the complete apparatus is 1.5%, approximately. (tr-auth)
- Research Organization:
- Universite, Liege; Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucleaire, Brussels
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-006269
- OSTI ID:
- 4183494
- Journal Information:
- Nukleonik (West Germany) Discontinued with vol. 12, Journal Name: Nukleonik (West Germany) Discontinued with vol. 12 Vol. Vol: 1; ISSN NUKKA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- French
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