Nuclear Spectrometry Users’ Forum (NSUF)
The Nuclear Spectrometry Users' Forum acts as a focal point for discussion of problems and dissemination of information between users of nuclear spectrometry. It enables participants to pool knowledge and share experience, thereby minimising any duplication of effort when problem solving and implementing best practice. The forum's activities are funded by the National Measurement System Policy Unit of the UK Government Department of Trade and Industry.
The Nuclear Spectrometry Users' Forum replaces the Gamma-ray Spectrometry and Alpha Spectrometry users' fora which have been merged.
A more detailed description of the forum's aims and activities can be found in the Terms of Reference
Publication News
NPL Recommended Nuclear Decay Data:
A guide to Recommended Nuclear Decay Data, including a compilation of half-lives and their uncertainties, has been published as NPL Report IR 6 and can be downloaded by clicking the link. If you wish to receive a paper copy, please contact Andy Pearce
Next meeting
The date of the next NSUF meeting will be confirmed shortly.
Minutes and presentations from the last meeting available online:
Minutes of Fifth NSUF meeting - 22nd May 2007 (HTML)
- Isotope-ratios for source identification, measured with AMS and ICP-MS - Lindis Skipperud, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (
PDF 3.8 MB) - The 210Po Poisoning Incident in London, November 2006 – the work of the HPA radiochemistry team - George Ham, HPA ( PDF 606 KB)
- Water Analysis - SCA, BS and ISO - Simon Jerome, NPL ( PDF 287 kB)
- Presentation: Lanthanum halide detectors, a new step in scintillation spectrometry - Peter Bode, Delft University ( PDF 2.3 MB) - awaiting Permission to Publish
- Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and Accreditation - Jeff Ruddle, UKAS ( PDF 107 KB)
- Neutron Spectrometry - David Thomas, NPL ( PDF 651 KB)
- Application of extraction chromatography to the determination of radionuclides in soil and biological samples - Steffen Happel, Eichrom ( PDF 568 KB)
Archived NSUF meetings
Dates of future meetings and workshops can be found on the NPL Events Page
For more information, please contact Sean Collins