New technique for thick source alpha counting determination of U and Th

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

Volumn 439, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 167-177

  Michael, C T ^a   Zacharias, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alpha counting; U, Th, Thick source

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

SILICON DETECTORS;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0033905801     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00818-9     Document Type: Article

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