Optimization of counting times for short-lived gamma-ray emitters in air filter samples.
A methodology for the optimization of the counting times in a series of measurements of gamma-ray emitters in air filters is presented. In the optimal measurement regime in measurements of all the filters in a batch, the same minimum detectable activity is attained. It is shown how the number of filters, the properties of the gamma-ray emitter and the equipment influence the measurement time of the batch of filters and the minimum detectable activity attained.
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Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana, Slovenia. matjaz.korun@ijs.si
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D000465:Algorithms; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006207:Half-Life; D011786:Quality Control; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma / Q000379:methods*
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive