Published 1977
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Determination of radiocarbon in water by gas or liquid scintillation counting
- 1. Institute of Physics and Nuclear Techniques, Krakow (Poland)
Description
Two methods of radiocarbon assay in natural water are described: gas counting of synthesized methane in a proportional counter and liquid scintillation counting of synthesized benzene. A method of field sampling is described in which carbonates are precipitated in a special sampler. Highly mineralized waters must be treated with acid for carbon dioxide evolution. A comparison of the two counting methods showed the superiority of benzene synthesis and liquid scintillation counting where accuracy better than +-1% of modern radiocarbon is easy to obtain. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Slovenske Pedagogicke Nakladatelstvo.
- Imprint Place
- Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
- Imprint Title
- Low-radioactivity measurements and applications
- Journal Page Range
- p. 157-164.
Conference
- Title
- International conference on low-radioactivity measurements and applications.
- Dates
- 6 - 10 Oct 1975.
- Place
- Tatranska Lomnica, Czechoslovakia.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Country of Input or Organization
- Serbia and Montenegro
- INIS RN
- 10421532
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BENZENE; CARBON 14; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ISOTOPE DATING; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; LOW LEVEL COUNTING; METHANE; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLING; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- AGE ESTIMATION; ALKANES; AROMATICS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SYNTHESIS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES