Method for determining 226Ra in water via liquid scintillation counting and its uncertainty evaluation

Liangliang YIN; Yao ZHANG; Xiangyin KONG; Yuxin QIAN; Yanqin JI

doi:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2022-0064

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