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Drastic Increase of Background in the Gliwice Radiocarbon Laboratory During Late April, 1986, and its Time Changes∗

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Mieczysław F Pazdur  and
Andrzej Zastawny
Mieczysław F Pazdur
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Silesian Technical University, Krzywoustego 2, PL-44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Andrzej Zastawny
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Silesian Technical University, Krzywoustego 2, PL-44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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Abstract

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Preliminary observations of changes of the background of three proportional counters during May and June, 1986, are presented. Some isotopes contributing to the rise of background were identified on the basis of their half-life determinations.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , 1987 , pp. 156 - 158
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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