Evaluation of the suitability of various γ lines for the γ spectrometric determination of 238U in environmental samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 165-173

  Garcia Talavera M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

238U; Coincidence summing; Emission probabilities; Multiplet deconvolution; Self absorption corrections; ray spectrometry

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; PHOTONS; SPECTROMETRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES;

URANIUM;

RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM 234; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAMMA RADIATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0042510630     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00153-2     Document Type: Article

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