title: Efficiency curve of the ionization chamber of the SIR.
abstract: The efficiency of the SIR ionization chamber versus photon energy has been obtained by an iterative method, starting from a few monoenergetic gamma-ray emitters. The relative standard uncertainty on the efficiency curve obtained is lower than 10(-2) above 65 keV. An efficiency curve for beta particles has been deduced in a similar manner, from measurements of (quasi-) pure beta emitters. The possible uses of the efficiency curve to identify inconsistent SIR data or discrepant decay scheme data are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Sèvres, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Michotte