Comparative study of two drying techniques used in radioactive source preparation: Freeze-drying and evaporation using hot dry nitrogen jets

Quantitative solid sources are used widely in the field of radionuclide metrology. With the aim to improve the detection efficiency for electrons and x-rays, a comparative study between two source drying techniques has been undertaken at LNE-Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel (LNE-LNHB, France). I...

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Published in:Applied radiation and isotopes 2008-06, Vol.66 (6), p.685-690
Main Authors: Branger, T., Bobin, C., Iroulart, M.-G., Lépy, M.-C., Le Garrères, I., Morelli, S., Lacour, D., Plagnard, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Freeze-drying
Radioactive source preparation
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Summary:Quantitative solid sources are used widely in the field of radionuclide metrology. With the aim to improve the detection efficiency for electrons and x-rays, a comparative study between two source drying techniques has been undertaken at LNE-Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel (LNE-LNHB, France). In this paper, freeze-drying using commercial equipment is compared with a system of drying using hot jets of nitrogen developed at Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM, Belgium). In order to characterize the influence of self-absorption, the detection efficiencies for 51Cr sources have been measured by coincidence counting and photon spectrometry.
ISSN:0969-8043
1872-9800
DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.02.063