Radionuclide Metrology Techniques Working Group

R. Fitzgerald
ryan.fitzgerald@nist.gov
Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899–8462, U.S.A.

C. Bobin
Christophe.bobin@cea.fr
Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel (LNE-LNHB), CEA-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France

Digital Calibration Certificates
Internal Gas Counting
Large Area Sources

The ICRM Radionuclide Metrology Working Group (RMT-WG) consists of experts in the field of radionuclide metrology. Meetings of the RMT-WG are held approximately annually as a forum for practitioners to share ongoing developments, gain input from peers on challenges, and work together to address common needs. Historically, a focus has been on 4πβ-γ coincidence counting, and its variants. More recently, that topic has broadened to address the metrology of counting for a variety of measurement methods, and especially the many aspects of absolute counting using digital electronics, which has become an RMT-WG subgroup. Radioactive gas counting and large area source measurements are also fields of significant interest to become subgroups of RMT-WG. The RMT-WG covers other topics important to the radionuclide metrology community, from quantitative source preparation to informing the community about proper citations in manuscripts. To this end, the RMT-WG liaises with other ICRM WGs, the CCRI (II) and its WGs, the BIPM, and other stakeholders.