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Record 1 - external organization data 2004-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

For the long-lived standards that are typically used to test whether alpha counters are operating correctly, the number of transformations that occur is quite small relative to the number of radioactive atoms that are present in the standard.

Key term(s)
  • long lived standard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Dans le cas des sources étalons à longue période qui sont habituellement utilisées pour vérifier si un compteur de particules alpha fonctionne correctement, le nombre de transformations qui surviennent est plutôt faible comparativement au nombre d'atomes radioactifs présents dans ces sources étalons.

Spanish

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