Dependence of photon interaction depth on linear attenuation coefficient in high pure germanium detectors

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 535-541

  Yücel, Haluk ^a   Çetiner, M Atif ^a   Demirel, Halil ^a  

^a Ankara Nuclear Research and Training Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM;

GERMANIUM DETECTORS; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; PHOTON INTERACTION DEPTH; SEMIEMPIRICAL FUNCTIONS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

GERMANIUM;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR;

EID: 0343183032     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-8043(95)00325-8     Document Type: Article

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