Key comparison BIPM.RI(I)-K1 of the air-kerma standards of the ARPANSA, Australia and the BIPM in 60Co gamma radiation

Abstract

Main textA new key comparison of the standards for air kerma of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), Australia and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) was carried out in the 60Co radiation beam of the BIPM in November 2020. The comparison result, based on the calibration coefficients for two transfer chambers and expressed as a ratio of the ARPANSA and the BIPM standards for air kerma, is 0.9986 with a combined standard uncertainty of 2.7 parts in 103. The result agrees within the uncertainties with the indirect comparison carried out in 2010. The results are analysed and presented in terms of degrees of equivalence, suitable for entry in the BIPM key comparison database.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 https://www.bipm.org/kcdb/.The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCRI, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).