Photon emission intensities of (210)Pb have been determined using sources prepared from a standard solution, whose activity was measured by liquid scintillation counting. The absolute γ-ray and X-ray emission intensity was measured by conventional γ-ray spectrometry. Complementary measurements of the L X-ray spectrum were performed using a cryogenic detector, characterized by very high energy resolution and constant detection efficiency. As a result, precise emission intensities of the individual X-ray lines were obtained taking into account the presence of satellite lines.
Keywords: (210)Pb; Cryogenic detector; Gamma-ray spectrometry; Liquid scintillation counting; Photon emission intensities; X-ray spectrometry.
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