A new method for evaluating annual absorbed gamma dose rates in an archaeological site by combining the SSNTD technique with Monte Carlo simulations

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-384

  Misdaq, M A ^a   Fahde, K ^a   Erramli, H ^a   Mikdad, A ^b   Rzama, A ^c   Yousfi Charif, M L ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b Natl Inst Archaeo and Patrimony   (Morocco)

^c National Centre of Radioprotection   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

GAMMA DOSE RATE; SELF ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTOR; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

GAMMA RAYS;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032192666     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(98)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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