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Re: Cr-51 efficiency



Other than typical 'frisker' method, I think all you can do is gamma spec on your smears.  If anybody else has a better way, please comment - we're dealing with similar issue re: Be-7.

I'd put the Cr51 efficiency at  about 0.1 to 0.2% -- numerically, ~0.0015 - this is taking into account the geometry and yield, in other words the "absolute" efficiency, in units of  cpm/dpm.  So for a typical surface or smear survey, a reading of 100cpm ~ 65,000 dpm.

Anybody else have any empirical data on this?
 

>>Question for other University research settings:  What survey method do
>>you recommend
>>for users of Cr-51.  If it is a GM with pancake probe, what efficiency
>>have you obtained and how did you obtain it?
>>Thanks,
>>
>>D. Steva

>eff. Cr51: [(eff. Cd109 + eff. Cs137) / 2] x 10%

>for GM probe, eff. of Cr51 is about 0.04%
 

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