Mixing activity-calibrated and uncalibrated gamma-ray sources in efficiency calibration

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 323-328

  Tramontano, R ^a   Vanin, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FUNCTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM;

SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

BISMUTH; COBALT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; GAMMA RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0033026166     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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