Method of test for radioactive tritium in water - 1973

Book · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7101228

A method is described for the liquid scintillation measurement of tritium radioactivity in water, T/sub 2/O or HTO. The minimum detectable activity is 2pCi/ml for a 50-ml sample counted for 20 min, in a counter where the background is 30 cpm and the efficiency is 13.5%. Multiple solutes are used in the scintillator to provide the best combination of wavelength and pulse height for this application.

• OSTI ID: 7101228
• Report Number(s): ASTM-D-2476-70; ANSI-N-164-1973
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
400702* -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Properties of Radioactive Materials
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DETECTION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIGHT NUCLEI
LIQUID SCINTILLATORS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIOISOTOPES
TRITIUM
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
WATER
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES