Koskinas Marina F, Silva Eliezer A, Yamazaki Ione M, Dias Mauro S
Istituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, São Paulo, Brazil.
Appl Radiat Isot. 2006 Oct-Nov;64(10-11):1238-41. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.028.
The standardization of 241 Am solution has been undertaken using a 4pibeta-gamma coincidence system. The 4pi proportional counter used for alpha detection has a 0.1 mm thick Al window in the outside wall in order to minimize gamma-ray attenuation. The extrapolation technique was applied to determine the activity of the solution. The variation of alpha efficiency has been made using external absorbers and by the electronic discrimination. The results from the two methods were compared and are in agreement within the experimental uncertainty.