Abstract
Radioactivities of metallic 192Ir sources are measured with a microcalorimeter nondestructively. In order to convert the complete decay energy evolved from the source into thermal energy, a tungsten block is used as radiation absorber. The sample sources measured are four thin wires of Ir/Pt alloy with dimensions of 0.1 mm ø × 10 mm 1, each coated by 0.1 mm thick platinum, giving the final diameter of 0.3 mm ø. Overall uncertainty of the measurement for some 60 MBq activity is ±3.2%. Measurements of the wire sources with an ionisation chamber give smaller activities which are smaller by 10% than those from microcalorimetry mainly because of the autoattenuation effect.
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