Computer simulation of backscattered alpha particles

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 341-346

  Sánchez, A Martín ^a   Bland, C J ^b   Timón, A Fernández ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; ATOMS; BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRONS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; IONIZATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES;

ATOMIC ELECTRONS; BACKING MATERIAL; RADIONUCLIDE METROLOGY;

ALPHA PARTICLES;

RADIOISOTOPE;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SCATTERING; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0342614865     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00175-X     Document Type: Article

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