IEC 62089:2001
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Nuclear instrumentation - Calibration and usage of alpha/beta gas proportional counters
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28-06-2001
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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Interpretations, definitions, acronyms and symbols
3.1 Interpretations
3.2 Definitions and acronyms
3.3 Symbols
4 Sources
4.1 Reference sources
4.2 Efficiency calibration sources
4.3 Checking sources
4.3.1 Quality assurance checking sources
4.3.2 Performance checking sources
5 Plateau measurement and system settings
5.1 Plateau measurement
5.2 Discriminator settings
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Pulse height discrimination settings (PHD method)
5.2.3 Rise-time discrimination settings (RTD method)
6 Calibration
6.1 General
6.2 Efficiency
6.3 Efficiency corrections
7 Background
8 Performance tests
8.1 General
8.2 System repeatability
8.3 System efficiency
8.4 Verification of long-time counter background
8.5 Verification of alpha, beta, and guard plateau
bias points
8.6 Verification of crosstalk
8.7 Effectiveness of guard detector
8.8 Verification of alpha and beta efficiency
8.9 General considerations in measuring alpha/beta
emission rates
9 Determination of uncertainties and their propagation
9.1 General
9.2 Specific uncertainties to alpha/beta gas proportional
counters
10 Quality control and assurance
Annex A (informative) Preparation of working standards from
standard solutions
Annex B (informative) Guidance on measurement of samples
Bibliography
Establishes standard methods for calibration and use of alpha/beta gas proportional counters, including measurement of their characteristics. Applies to alpha/beta gas proportional counting systems used for the determination of the alpha-ray or beta-ray emission rates of radionuclides in sample counting.
| Committee |
TC 45
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| DevelopmentNote |
Stability Date: 2018. (09/2017)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
67
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| PublisherName |
International Electrotechnical Committee
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| DIN IEC 62089:2003-01 | Identical |
| NEN IEC 62089 : 2001 | Identical |
| IEC 60050-394:2007 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors |
| ISO 8769-2:1996 | Reference sources for the calibration of surface contamination monitors Part 2: Electrons of energy less than 0,15 MeV and photons of energy less than 1,5 MeV |
| ISO 8769:2016 | Reference sources Calibration of surface contamination monitors Alpha-, beta- and photon emitters |
| IEC 60050-393:2003 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 393: Nuclear instrumentation - Physical phenomena and basic concepts |
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