self-absorption factor

of a radiation source
Synonym: source efficiency
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05581
The ratio between the quantity of the radiation emitted by the source and the quantity of the radiation as produced by the @R05077@ nuclei present in the source. Synonymous with source efficiency.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. (Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 2525 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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