A new technique for the accurate measurement of 226Ra by gamma spectroscopy in voluminous samples

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

Volumn 508, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 362-366

  Manolopoulou, M ^a   Stoulos, St ^a   Mironaki, D ^a   Papastefanou, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

226Ra; Gamma ray spectroscopy; Voluminous samples

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GAMMA RAYS; SPECTROSCOPY;

GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY;

RADIUM;

EID: 0041743958     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01701-7     Document Type: Article

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