self-absorption factor

of a radiation source
Synonym: source efficiency
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05581
The ratio between the quantity of the radiation emitted by the source and the quantity of the radiation as produced by the @R05077@ nuclei present in the source. Synonymous with source efficiency.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. (Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 2525 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'self-absorption factor' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05581 RIS BibTex EndNote
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