Measurement of the average path length of photons in samples by self- attenuation of X-rays

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 381-388

  Korun, M ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

X RAY ATTENUATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033081327     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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