Determination of plutonium mass using gamma-ray spectrometry

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 505, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 527-530

  Venkataraman, Ramkumar ^a   Croft, Stephen ^a  

^a Canberra Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma spectrometry; High efficiency neutron counter; Pu assay

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SPECTROMETRY;

GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 0038693804     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01138-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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