Review of Alpha Radiation Source Preparation Methods and Applications.

Abstract

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Validation of electrodeposited 241Am alpha-particle sources for use in liquified gas detectors at cryogenic temperatures

“…The 241 Am sources used for validation have been prepared by the method of electrodeposition. Among the different sources preparation methods (Greene et al, 1972;Lally and Glover, 1984;Aggarwal, 2016), electrolytic deposition, commonly known as electrodeposition, is the most common technique for alpha-sources preparation. Sources prepared by this method consist of a radioactive deposit onto a metallic substrate, commonly stainless steel, which acts as cathode of the electrolytic cell.…”