ANSI N42.28 : 2008

Table of Contents

1 Overview
  1.1 Scope and purpose
2 References
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
  4.1 Documents and records supplied by the service provider
  4.2 Reporting of uncertainty
  4.3 Detection limits
  4.4 Quality assurance
5 General test procedures
  5.1 General
  5.2 Test conditions
  5.3 Test procedure
  5.4 Sources
6 Test configurations, test ranges, and test values
  6.1 Partial compliance and limitations on test results
7 Characterizing the performance
  7.1 Performance specification
  7.2 Performance analysis
  7.3 Performance criteria
8 Uncertainties and uncertainty propagation
  8.1 Evaluation of the standard uncertainty of the source
      distribution
  8.2 Evaluation of the standard uncertainty in the source
      matrix and attenuating layers
Annex A (normative) Test methods using point sources
Annex B (normative) Test methods using gamma emitters in
        surface soils
Annex C (normative) Test methods using simulations
Annex D (normative) Characterized large area sources
Annex E (normative) Calculation and approximation of solid angles
Annex F (informative) Bibliography

Abstract

Describes performance tests for the calibrations of in-situ gamma-ray measurement systems for a range of test configurations.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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