Development of a β-spectrometer using PIPS technology

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 101-108

  Courti, A ^a   Goutelard, F ^a   Burger, P ^b   Blotin, E ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Canberra NV Belgium   (Belgium)

^c BP 15 F 77541 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Beta spectrometry; Environment; PIPS detector; Strontium 90 measurement

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM; YTTRIUM;

BETA EMITTERS;

BETA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

STRONTIUM 90;

BETA RADIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 0034662449     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00169-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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