Simplifying data fitting using branching ratios as constraints in alpha spectrometry

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 420, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 481-488

  Sánchez, A Martin ^a   Montero, P Rubio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfa spectra; Blocks of peaks; Branching ratios; Constraints

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; DATA REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS;

BRANCHING RATIOS;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0032786286     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)01179-6     Document Type: Article

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