Determination of Radon by Liquid Scintillation α / β Particle Spectrometry
Towards the Resolution of a 14 C Dating Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9243249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Polach, Lauri Kaihola |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-24 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200043927 |
| OpenAlex | W2566502840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
Traces of uranium and radium within the 14 C sample generate radon (Rn) which gets occluded during the benzene synthesis, thus generating false (extra) counts within the 14 C counting window. This, if undetected, gives rise to erroneous 14 C age determinations. The application of simultaneous α and β liquid scintillation spectrometry will enable a mathematical evaluation of the 14 C signal unaffected by α and β particle emissions from radon decay daughters
Accelerator mass spectrometry · Chromatography · Detector · Gamma ray spectrometry · Liquid scintillation counting · Mass spectrometry · Nuclear physics · Optics · Physics · Radiochemistry · Radium · Radon · Scintillation · Scintillation counter · Uranium · Chemistry · Nuclear Physics and Applications · Radioactive contamination and transfer · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 1996 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |