Nuclear & Radiochemistry
4 terms
Scintillation Counter
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
counts/s
A detector in which radiation causes a material to emit flashes of light that are counted and measured.
Secular Equilibrium
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Bq
The steady state reached when a long-lived parent supports a short-lived daughter at constant activity.
λ₁N₁ = λ₂N₂
Sievert
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Sv
The SI unit of equivalent dose, weighting absorbed dose by the biological damage the radiation type causes.
H = D × w_R
Strong Nuclear Force
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
N
The short-range attractive force that binds protons and neutrons together within the nucleus.