Monte Carlo simulation of environmental airborne gamma-spectrometry

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-282

  Allyson, J D ^a   Sanderson, D C W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; POTASSIUM 40;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; MONTE CARLO MODEL; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031985873     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00040-4     Document Type: Article

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