Comparison between (n-γ), (γ-γ) and natural γ-ray activity techniques for ash measurement of coal samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 685-691

  Nezamzadeh, M ^a   Alavi, Sh ^a   Lamehi Rachti, M ^a   Rahimian, N ^a   Ghiassi Nejad, M ^a  

^a Nuclear Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

COMPTON BACKSCATTERING GAMMA RAY ACTIVITY ANALYSIS; NEUTRON-GAMMA ACTIVITY ANALYSIS;

COAL ASH;

COAL;

ARTICLE; COAL MINING; COMPTON EFFECT; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0033121165     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00145-6     Document Type: Article

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