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CALIBRATION DISTANCE [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 1994-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

... the distance from the centre of the calibration source to the centre of the sensitive volume of the detector when both source and survey meter are correctly set up on the calibration jig.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Distance entre le centre de la source d'étalonnage et le centre du volume sensible du détecteur, lorsque la source et le gammamètre sont correctement placés sur le tréteau d'étalonnage.

Spanish

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