THE USE OF CALIBRATED IONIZATION CHAMBER FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF 226Ra RADIOACTIVITY

J.M. Lee, K.B. Lee, S.H. Lee, T.S. Park
Abstract:
The efficiency of a 226Ra aqueous solution source in the radium-radon secular equilibrium against the gamma reference ionization chamber in KRISS has been obtained both by calculating from the photon energy-dependent efficiency curve of the ionization chamber and by measuring with an 226Ra standard source. The two results of calculation and measurement have showed such a good agreement that the gamma reference ionization chamber may be used to certificate the radioactivity of 226Ra aqueous solutions in the secular equilibrium and its traceability could be linked to the multi-radionuclide calibration of the ionization chamber.
Keywords:
radon-222, radium-226, reference ionization chamber, radioactivity certification
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Event details
Event name:
XX IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Metrology for Green Growth

Place:
Busan, REPUBLIC of KOREA
Time:
09 September 2012 - 12 September 2012