Journal article
Optimum counting programs for short-lived activities
Abstract
Equations describing the precision obtained when counting for periods significant compared to a half-life are derived. Optimum solutions which involve transcendental equations are obtained numerically, and convenient approximations are given.
Authors
Prestwich WV; Kennett TJ
Journal
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 62, No. 1-2, pp. 31–39
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 1981
DOI
10.1007/bf02517336
ISSN
0236-5731