title: Development of simulated-gas standards.
abstract: Multigamma simulated-gas standards were developed for monitoring the surrounding air at nuclear power plants by several commercial firms and laboratories. The main advantages of our simulated-gas standard consist of the easy preparation, gravimetrically spiking the matrix with a standardised multigamma radioactive solution. and that it does not require to be tested against actual gas standards. Self-attenuation correction factors for low gamma-ray energies were calculated. Original studies about the stability of the adherence of the dried radioactive residue to the matrix are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Metrología de Radioisótopos, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómico, Argentina. cerutti@cae.cnea.gov.ar
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Cerutti
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Iglicki