Practical applicability of field γ-ray scintillation spectrometry in geophysical surveys

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 215-220

  Chiozzi, P ^a   Pasquale, V ^a   Verdoya, M ^a   De Felice, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibration; Field spectrometer; Local background; Reference sites

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GAMMA RAYS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; POTASSIUM; ROCKS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTROMETRY; THORIUM; URANIUM;

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

BISMUTH; CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; THALLIUM; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCK; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0034662479     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00136-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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