BSI 22/30453012 DC:2022 Edition
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BS ISO 18589-3. Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil – Part 3. Test method of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma-ray spectrometry
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2022 | 44 |
PDF Catalog
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7 | Foreword |
8 | Introduction |
11 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
12 | 3 Terms, definitions and symbols 3.1 Terms and definitions 3.2 Symbols |
13 | 4 Principle 5 Reference sources 5.1 Source(s) for energy calibration |
14 | 5.2 Reference source(s) for efficiency calibration 5.2.1 General 5.2.2 Reference sources for laboratory systems 5.2.3 Reference sources used with numerical methods |
15 | 6 Gamma spectrometry equipment 6.1 General description 6.2 Detector types 6.3 High voltage power supply |
16 | 6.4 Preamplifier 6.5 Cryostat or electric cooler 6.6 Shielding 6.7 Analog or digital acquisition electronics 6.7.1 General 6.7.2 Analog electronic |
17 | 6.7.3 Digital electronic DSP 6.8 Computer, including peripherical devices and software |
18 | 7 Nuclear decay data 8 Sample container 9 Procedure 9.1 Packaging of samples for measuring purposes |
19 | 9.2 Laboratory background level 9.3 Calibration 9.3.1 Energy calibration |
20 | 9.3.2 Efficiency calibration |
21 | 9.4 Correction required for the measurements of natural radionuclides |
22 | 10 Expression of results 10.1 Calculation of the activity per unit of mass 10.1.1 General 10.1.2 Dead time and pile up corrections (see ISO 20042) |
23 | 10.1.3 Decay corrections 10.1.4 Self-absorption correction |
24 | 10.1.5 True coincidence summing |
25 | 10.2 Standard uncertainty |
26 | 10.3 Decision threshold 10.4 Detection limit 10.5 Limits of the coverage intervals 10.5.1 Limits of the probabilistically symmetric coverage interval |
27 | 10.5.2 The shortest coverage interval 10.6 Corrections for contributions from other radionuclides and background 10.6.1 General 10.6.2 Contribution from other radionuclides |
29 | 10.6.3 Contribution from background 11 Test report |
31 | Annex A (informative) Analysis of natural radionuclides in soil samples using gamma spectrometry |
37 | Annex B (informative) Self-attenuation correction[19] |
40 | Annex C (informative) True coincidence summing |
42 | Annex D (informative) Calculation of the activity per unit mass from a gamma spectrum using a linear background subtraction |
44 | Bibliography |