Performance of alpha particle spectroscopy using a TASTRAK™ detector

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-64

  Bondarenko, O A ^a   Salmon, P L ^b   Henshaw, D L ^b   Fews, A P ^b  

^a Res Centre for Radiation Medicine   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; AUTOMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ETCHING; GEOMETRY; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PERFORMANCE; PLASTICS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; ETCHED ALPHA PARTICLE TRACKS; INTRINSIC MEASUREMENT EFFICIENCY; TASTRAK DETECTOR; ULTRA-LOW LEVEL ALPHA RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0029776624     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4487(95)00217-0     Document Type: Article

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