IEEE N42.25-1997
American National Standard Calibration and Usage of Alpha/Beta Proportional Counters

Standard No.

IEEE N42.25-1997

Release Date

1997

Published By

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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IEEE N42.25-1997

Scope

This standard establishes methods for the calibration and use of gas proportional counters with and without active guard detectors. This standard also establishes methods for measuring the alpha and beta counting plateau, crosstalk factors, background, alpha and beta efficiency from prepared standards, correction factors for samples whose self-attenuation or mass differs from that of the standard, and calculation of the sample activities together with their random and total uncertainties.

IEEE N42.25-1997 history

• 1997 IEEE N42.25-1997 American National Standard Calibration and Usage of Alpha/Beta Proportional Counters