Accurate computation of coincidence summing corrections in low level gamma-ray spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 51-56

  Sima, Octavian ^a   Arnold, Dirk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coincidence summing; Efficiency calibration; Germanium detectors; Low level gamma ray spectrometry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERROR CORRECTION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

COINCIDENCE SUMMING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE GESPECOR;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

GERMANIUM;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DETECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034662358     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00113-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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