Competence of alpha spectrometry analysis algorithms used to resolve the 241Am and 243Am alpha peak overlap

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 57-63

  Lin, Zhichao ^a   Berne, Anna ^b   Cummings, Beth ^c   Filliben, James J ^a   Inn, K G W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha spectrometry; Americium; Peak fitting; Peak overlap

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALPHA SPECTROMETRY;

SPECTROMETRY;

AMERICIUM; AMERICIUM 241; AMERICIUM 243; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EVALUATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036139576     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(01)00167-1     Document Type: Article

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