9. Glossary

Scintillateur liquide; liquid scintillator

Organic liquid with the property of emitting light after absorption of ionizing radiation.

Rayonnement ionisant; ionizing radiation

Radiation causing direct ionization of matter, consisting of electrons, photons of charged particles or ions.

Radionuclides; radionuclides

Radioactive atoms that disintegrate spontaneously, generally emitting ionizing radiation. Example tritium ( ³ H), carbon-14 ( ¹⁴ C), strontium-90 ( ⁹⁰ Sr)...

Stallion; standard

Radioactive solution whose activity is traceable to national or international standards.