Spectral gamma-ray log interpretation algorithms using the Monte Carlo multiply scattered components approach

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 10-12, 1997, Pages 1373-1383

  Guo, P ^a   Ao, Q ^a   Gardner, R P ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GAMMA RAYS; LITHOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCATTERING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

GAMMA RAY LOGGING;

RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING;

ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031251898     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00132-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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