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9. Glossary
Scintillateur liquide; liquid scintillator
Organic liquid with the property of emitting light after absorption of ionizing radiation.
Rayonnement ionisant; ionizing radiation
Radiation causing direct ionization of matter, consisting of electrons, photons of charged particles or ions.
Radionuclides; radionuclides
Radioactive atoms that disintegrate spontaneously, generally emitting ionizing radiation. Example tritium ( 3 H), carbon-14 ( 14 C), strontium-90 ( 90 Sr)...
Stallion; standard
Radioactive solution whose activity is traceable to national or international standards.
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Standards
Radioactivity measurement by liquid scintillation
- Nuclear instruments – Liquid scintillation counting systems – Function control. - CEI 61304 - 1994
- Water quality – Determining tritium activity by volume – Liquid scintillation counting method. - ISO 9698 -
- Measuring radioactivity – Determining the activity of β-emitting radionuclides – Liquid scintillation counting test method. - NF ISO 19361 - 2017 ...
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Teaching
The Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires INSTN organizes several annual continuing education courses on liquid scintillation measurement techniques. http://www-instn.cea.fr
Learned societies and congresses
An international congress on the development of liquid scintillation techniques is...
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