Abstract
In general for any counting system, the number of counts registered by the scaler will be less than the number of radiations emitted by the radioactive source. For a simple counting arrangement, such as the one shown in Fig. 6.1, some obvious factors relating to this difference are the geometry of the system, the efficiency of the counter, absorption in the source, in air, and in the window of the counter, etc. These factors are discussed below.
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Ouseph, P.J. (1975). Corrections in Radiation Counting. In: Introduction to Nuclear Radiation Detectors. Laboratory Instrumentation and Techniques, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0835-5_6
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