Published December 22, 1981
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Journal article
The choice between Ruark-Devol and Poisson statistics in the measurement of short-lived radionuclides
Description
The question of whether to use Poisson or Ruark-Devol statistics for radioactivity measurements in which the counting time is long compared to the half-life is discussed. Experimental data are presented which are well described by Poisson statistics. The applications of Ruark-Devol statistics are found to be very limited, in disagreement with earlier publications. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiochem. Radioanal. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 50
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Radiochem. Radioanal. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 185-191
- ISSN
- 0079-9483
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 13675998
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DISTRIBUTION; ERRORS; FLUORINE 20; HALF-LIFE; NUCLEAR DECAY; POISSON EQUATION; RADIATION DETECTION; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; STATISTICS
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATHEMATICS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 4 refs.