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Determination of potassium in feldspars by beta counting using a GM multicounter system

Abstract

A gas flow multicounter system developed at Risoe National laboratory for low-level beta counting applications was adopted for measuring potassium in feldspars extracted from archaeological and geological materials, in connection with TL dating work. A guard counter reduces the background by using an anticoincidence technique. Calibration was accomplished by measuring KCl and a feldspar standard. A potassium content of 1% yields a net beta count rate (background subtracted) of about 40 c.p.h.; the background is around 15 c.p.h. The precision in repeated measurements is better than 2% and the estimated accuracy is about 3%.
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1985
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-8409192-
Reference Number:
AIX-17-038637; EDB-86-119510
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nucl. Tracks; (United Kingdom); Journal Volume: 10:4-6; Conference: 4. international seminar on TL and ESR dating, Worms, F.R. Germany, 1 Sep 1984
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 58 GEOSCIENCES; FELDSPARS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; POTASSIUM; BETA DETECTION; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ACCURACY; ANTICOINCIDENCE; CALIBRATION; FLOW COUNTERS; GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTERS; ALKALI METALS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; DETECTION; ELEMENTS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MINERALS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; 400103* - Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures- (-1987); 580400 - Geochemistry- (-1989)
OSTI ID:
5725052
Research Organizations:
Risoe National Lab., Roskilde, Denmark
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: NUTRD
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 663-666
Announcement Date:
May 13, 2001

Citation Formats

Boetter-Jensen, L, and Mejdahl, V. Determination of potassium in feldspars by beta counting using a GM multicounter system. United Kingdom: N. p., 1985. Web.
Boetter-Jensen, L, & Mejdahl, V. Determination of potassium in feldspars by beta counting using a GM multicounter system. United Kingdom.
Boetter-Jensen, L, and Mejdahl, V. 1985. "Determination of potassium in feldspars by beta counting using a GM multicounter system." United Kingdom.
@misc{etde_5725052,
title = {Determination of potassium in feldspars by beta counting using a GM multicounter system}
author = {Boetter-Jensen, L, and Mejdahl, V}
abstractNote = {A gas flow multicounter system developed at Risoe National laboratory for low-level beta counting applications was adopted for measuring potassium in feldspars extracted from archaeological and geological materials, in connection with TL dating work. A guard counter reduces the background by using an anticoincidence technique. Calibration was accomplished by measuring KCl and a feldspar standard. A potassium content of 1% yields a net beta count rate (background subtracted) of about 40 c.p.h.; the background is around 15 c.p.h. The precision in repeated measurements is better than 2% and the estimated accuracy is about 3%.}
journal = []
volume = {10:4-6}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1985}
month = {Jan}
}