Benchmarking computer simulations of neutron-induced, gamma-ray spectroscopy for well logging

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 10-12, 1997, Pages 1321-1328

  Odom, Richard C ^a   Bailey, Shawn M ^a   Wilson, Robert D ^b  

^a Computalog Research Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Highland Scientific Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GEOPHYSICS; LITHOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; RADIATION DETECTORS;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE GAMRES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MCNP;

NEUTRON LOGGING;

FOSSIL FUEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031252016     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00125-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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