title: The importance of the beta spectrum calculation for accurate activity determination of ⁶³Ni by means of liquid scintillation counting.
abstract: The activity concentration of a (63)Ni solution was determined by means of two liquid scintillation counting techniques: the TDCR method and the CIEMAT/NIST efficiency tracing technique. The results of both methods are in excellent agreement, provided that the (63)Ni beta spectrum calculation accounts for the atomic exchange effect. Thus, new beta spectrum calculations resolve a discrepancy that has been found in previous analyses. The influence of the computed beta spectrum on the final uncertainty of the activity concentration is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany. Electronic address: Karsten.Kossert@ptb.de.
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kossert
authors.affiliation: CEA, LIST, Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mougeot
keywords: (63)Ni beta spectrum; Exchange effect; Liquid scintillation counting; TDCR