An active background discrimination technique using a multiple detector event by event recording system

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 1061-1067

  Wordel, R ^a   Mouchel, D ^a   Steinbauer, E ^b   Oyrer, R ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADON;

ACTIVE BACKGROUND DISCRIMINATION TECHNIQUE; COINCIDENCE METHOD; COMPTON EVENTS; EVENT BY EVENT RECORDING SYSTEM; FAST MUON INDUCED EVENTS; LARGE AREA PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTOR; LEAD SHIELD; MULTIPLE DETECTOR; RADIOIMPURITY EVENTS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SHIELD;

EID: 0030248775     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00107-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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