Unfolding the response of a Ge detector used for in-situ gamma-ray spectrometry

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 383, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 454-462

  Fehrenbacher, Georg ^a   Meckbach, Reinhard ^a   Jacob, Peter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SCATTERING; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PHOTON FLUENCE RATE SPECTRA; PHOTON SCATTERING; PORTABLE GERMANIUM DETECTORS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0030414187     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00824-8     Document Type: Article

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