A method for correcting nal spectra for attenuation losses in hand-held instrument applications

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1022-1028

  Estep, Robert J ^a   Rawool Sullivan, Mohini ^a   Miko, David ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATTENUATION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; GAMMA RAYS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

ATTENUATION LOSSES; GROSS COUNT MATERIAL BASIS SET METHOD; SPECTRA CORRECTION;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032096984     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682700     Document Type: Article

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