Simulation of the gamma radiation field in lumpy environments

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 299-305

  Brennan, B J ^a   Schwarcz, H P ^b   Rink, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE (ESR) DATING; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL ESTIMATORS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031123168     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00133-3     Document Type: Article

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