A new method of radioactive standard calibration
- 1 December 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards
- Vol. 45 (6) , 496-502
- https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.045.056
Abstract
By proper arrangement of exptl. observations and statistical analysis it has been possible to make Geiger-counter measurements of different activity samples independent of intermittent disturbing effects. The results of 5328 individual measurements, involving more than 1.4 x 108 counts made by using a Latin square arrangement, are shown to have an error distribution identical with that expected from the statistical nature of the disintegration process. A completely worked out example of a calibration procedure is given, in which it has been possible to achieve a higher degree of accuracy in only 30% of the original counting time.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: