Search for lost or orphan radioactive sources based on NaI gamma spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-113

  Aage, H K ^a   Korsbech, U ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lost sources; NASVD; Orphan sources; Radioactive source search; Rainbow method; Stripping factors

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECOMPOSITION; IRRADIATION; RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

RADIOACTIVE SOURCES;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; SODIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DECOMPOSITION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IRRADIATION; NOISE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0037213695     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00222-1     Document Type: Article

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