Radioxenon standards used in laboratory inter-comparisons

H. Gohla; M. Auer; Ph Cassette; R. K. Hague; M. Lechermann; B. Nadalut

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.11.044

Radioxenon standards used in laboratory inter-comparisons

H. Gohla
, M. Auer
, Ph Cassette
, R. K. Hague
, M. Lechermann
, B. Nadalut

Nuclear Nonproliferation

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Abstract

Preparation methods for ¹³³Xe standards of activity concentration and the results of the 2014 ¹³³Xe laboratory inter-comparison exercise are described. One element of the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program for laboratories of the International Monitoring System (IMS) will be regular inter-comparison exercises. However, until recently, no activity concentration standards for benchmarking were available. Therefore, two ¹³³Xe activity concentration reference standards were produced independently by Idaho National Laboratory and Seibersdorf Laboratories and used for the 2014 laboratory inter-comparison exercise. The preparation of a complementary ¹²⁷Xe activity concentration standard as well as a ¹²⁷Xe laboratory inter-comparison exercise suggests ¹²⁷Xe as a suitable isotope for QA/QC of remote IMS noble gas stations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24-29
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	109
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.11.044
State	Published - Mar 1 2016

Keywords

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Environmental monitoring
International Monitoring System (IMS)
Noble gas
QA/QC program
Radioxenon standards
Xe
Xe
Xe
Xe
Xe

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