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Alpha-liquid scintillation counting for the determination of plutonium

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Liquid scintillation counting is useful and extensively employed for α-activity measurement. However, quenching is observed and erroneous results are obtained when the size of the solution aliquot and its acidity exceed certain limits. A simple procedure has been developed to overcome the quenching effect of volume and acidity on α-counting.

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  1. Fuel Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 400 085, Bombay, (India)

    R. B. Manolkar, Keshav Chander & S. G. Marathe

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Manolkar, R.B., Chander, K. & Marathe, S.G. Alpha-liquid scintillation counting for the determination of plutonium. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 177, 373–380 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02061134

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