Evaluation of polymer-coated csltl as an alpha/beta pulse shape discriminating flow cell

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4 PART 2, 1997, Pages 1630-1634

  Chotoo, Susan D ^a   De Vol, T A ^b   Fjeld, R A ^b  

^a U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous flow cell detection; CsI:Tl; Pulse shape discrimination; Simultaneous gross alpha beta determination

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORS; PLASTIC COATINGS; RADIATION COUNTERS; THALLIUM;

PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0031210712     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.604125     Document Type: Article

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