Published February 1984 | Version v1
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Breakthrough in radiocarbon dating

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Description

A high precision liquid scintillation spectrometer which is ten times more sensitive than currently available environmental radiation detectors has been developed. It needs relatively little shielding from external radiation

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Journal Title
Aust. Foreign Aff. Rec.
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
2
Series
Aust. Foreign Aff. Rec.
Journal Page Range
101
ISSN
0311-7995

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
15050160
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON 14; ISOTOPE DATING; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; LOW LEVEL COUNTERS; LOW LEVEL COUNTING
Descriptors DEC
AGE ESTIMATION; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES