Applications of Monte Carlo calculations to gamma-spectrometric measurements of environmental samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 919-923

  Sima, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

COINCIDENCE SUMMING CORRECTIONS; FULL ENERGY PEAK EFFICIENCY; SELF ATTENUATION EFFECTS;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030249359     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00087-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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