Measurement of the activity per unit mass with hand-held alpha and beta detectors.
This paper describes how to use hand-held alpha and beta detectors to measure volume or mass contamination (Bq g-1) instead of the usual surface activity (Bq cm-2). As a proof of principle, measurements with a hand-held detector of the specific activity of K in potassium chloride yielded the expected result. Field measurements agree well with the results from analytical laboratories.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS M992, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. mcnaught@lanl.gov
Michael W
MW
McNaughton
D000512:Alpha Particles; D001610:Beta Particles; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012542:Scattering, Radiation
D011868:Radioisotopes