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Electrolytical enrichment for liquid scintillation determinations of low tritium samples: A revised methodology

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The current methodology in low level tritium measurement is discussed. The distillation step has been found as a source of large errors in the sample activity determination. With the aim to obtain more reliable results, an alternative methodology is proposed, which bypass the distillation process. A liquid scintillation cocktails mixture able to receive alcaline samples is realised and largely tested. The method is also tested with a large number of artificial samples.

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  1. Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125, Torino, Italy

    P. Benzi, F. Nebbóa, R. Righetti & P. Volpe

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Benzi, P., Nebbóa, F., Righetti, R. et al. Electrolytical enrichment for liquid scintillation determinations of low tritium samples: A revised methodology. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 196, 15–24 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036285

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