An anticoincidence-shielded gamma-ray spectrometer for analysis of low level environmental radionuclides

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 579-583

  Byun, Jong In ^a   Choi, Yun Ho ^a   Kwak, Seung Im ^a   Hwang, Han Yull ^a   Chung, Kun Ho ^b   Choi, Geun Sik ^b   Park, Doo Won ^b   Lee, Chang Woo ^b  

^a Mokwon University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anticosmic shield; Cosmic rays; Efficiency curve; Germanium spectrometer; MDA; Milk powder

Indexed keywords

CRYOSTATS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SHIELDING;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIONUCLIDES;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIOISOTOPE; CESIUM; GERMANIUM;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; SPECTROMETER; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; POWDER; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; GERMANIUM; MILK; POWDERS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 0038148159     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00023-X     Document Type: Article

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