Activity measurements
Radiological hazard in post-accident situations - Guide to good practices for radioactivity measurement laboratories
Article REF: SL6162 V1
Activity measurements
Radiological hazard in post-accident situations - Guide to good practices for radioactivity measurement laboratories

Authors : Jean-Louis PICOLO, Stéphanie DEMONGEOT, Vincent GIRARD, Caroline QUINIO, Stéphane SCAPOLAN, Jean-Luc TILLIE

Publication date: July 10, 2012 | Lire en français

Logo Techniques de l'Ingenieur You do not have access to this resource.
Request your free trial access! Free trial

Already subscribed?

5. Activity measurements

In crisis situations, the often tight deadlines for reporting results and the large number of samples to be measured mean that we need to optimize the time allocated to measurements, while respecting the objectives of measurement uncertainty and detection limit.

5.1 Measurement uncertainty

Independently of the uncertainty due to sampling, the components of the final uncertainty of a measurement result are essentially :

  • statistical counting uncertainty ;

  • the uncertainty of the calibration factor, taking into account, if necessary, any deviation between the calibration conditions and the measurement conditions due to sample characteristics (nature, geometry) different from those...

You do not have access to this resource.
Logo Techniques de l'Ingenieur

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource. Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed?

Article included in this offer

"Nuclear engineering"

( 160 articles )

Complete knowledge base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

View offer details
Contact us
Contact our team FAQ