Table 5 Validation results of mixed spiked samples of 241Am, and 90Sr/90Y standard solution (solid mass = 0).

From: Simultaneous determination of gross alpha/beta activities in water by liquid scintillation counting and its applications in the environmental monitoring

Sample No

α/β activity ratio

Theoretical alpha activity (Bq)a

Measured alpha activity (Bq)b

Alpha activity deviation (%)

Theoretical beta activity (Bq)a

Measured beta activity (Bq)b

Beta activity deviation (%)

LαLβ

1: 1.5

(2.30 ± 0.01) E−01

(2.26 ± 0.05) E−01

− 1.7

(3.53 ± 0.01) E−01

(3.55 ± 0.06) E−01

0.6

LαLβ

1: 1.9

(6.36 ± 0.05) E−02

(6.44 ± 0.28) E−02

1.3

(1.22 ± 0.01) E−01

(1.27 ± 0.04) E−01

4.1

HαHβ

1: 1.5

8.26 ± 0.03

8.15 ± 0.04

− 1.3

(1.25 ± 0.01) E + 01

(1.24 ± 0.02) E + 01

− 0.8

LαMβ

1: 12.8

(2.45 ± 0.01) E−01

(2.49 ± 0.05) E−01

1.6

3.13 ± 0.01

3.12 ± 0.05

− 0.3

LαHβ

1: 50.2

(2.51 ± 0.01) E−01

(2.62 ± 0.06) E−01

4.4

(1.26 ± 0.01) E + 01

(1.24 ± 0.02) E + 01

− 1.6

LαHβ

1: 84.5

(1.48 ± 0.01) E−01

(1.59 ± 0.05) E−01

7.4

(1.25 ± 0.01) E + 01

(1.23 ± 0.02) E + 01

− 1.4

MαHβ

1: 5.9

2.12 ± 0.01

2.13 ± 0.02

0.5

(1.25 ± 0.01) E + 01

(1.23 ± 0.02) E + 01

− 1.6

MαMβ

1: 1.5

2.10 ± 0.01

2.02 ± 0.02

− 3.8

3.15 ± 0.01

3.06 ± 0.02

− 2.9

MαLβ

6.0: 1

2.11 ± 0.01

2.02 ± 0.02

− 4.3

(3.49 ± 0.01) E−01

(3.60 ± 0.03) E−01

3.2

MαLβ

24.1: 1

4.10 ± 0.02

4.08 ± 0.03

− 0.5

(1.70 ± 0.01) E−01

(1.76 ± 0.02) E−01

3.5

HαLβ

22.6: 1

8.30 ± 0.03

8.21 ± 0.04

− 1.1

(3.67 ± 0.01) E−01

(3.65 ± 0.03) E−01

− 0.5

HαLβ

66.1: 1

9.92 ± 0.04

(1.02 ± 0.02) E + 01

2.8

(1.50 ± 0.01) E−01

(1.43 ± 0.02) E−01

− 4.7

HαMβ

2.6: 1

8.21 ± 0.03

8.08 ± 0.04

− 1.6

3.14 ± 0.01

3.06 ± 0.02

− 2.5

  1. aData obtained by multiplying the activity of the standard solution and the mass added. The expanded uncertainty corresponds to k = 1.
  2. bThe expanded uncertainty corresponds to k = 1.