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Comparison of the standards for air kerma of the ITN (Portugal) and the BIPM for 137Cs γ-rays

C Kessler1, P J Allisy-Roberts1, D T Burns1, J Cardoso2 and C Oliveira2

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KEY COMPARISON

A first comparison of the standards for air kerma of the Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear (ITN), Portugal and of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) has been carried out in 137Cs gamma radiation. The comparison result, expressed as a ratio of the ITN standard and the recently re-evaluated BIPM standard, is 1.0013 (0.0021).

Main text. To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database kcdb.bipm.org/.

The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCRI Section I, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).


Dates

Issue 1A (Technical Supplement 2009)



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