Highly precise measurement of the relative gamma-ray detection efficiency curve

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-143

  Hayashi, Nobuo ^a   Miyahara, Hiroshi ^a   Mori, Chizuo ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cascade sum correction; Gammaray emission probability; HPGe detector; Large source detector distance; Precise measurement; Relative detection efficiency; Selfabsorption correction; Third order polynomial function

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CURVE FITTING; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; NIOBIUM; POLYNOMIALS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SCANDIUM; SILVER; SODIUM; YTTRIUM;

GAMMA RAY DETECTION EFFICIENCY CURVE; HIGH PURITY GERMANIUM GAMMA RAY DETECTOR; HIGHLY PRECISE MEASUREMENT; THIRD ORDER POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0033873278     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2000.9714877     Document Type: Article

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