On the determination of activity profiles in wide-area reference sources

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 533-537

  Janssen H ^a   Thieme, K ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b Gieselweg 1 D38110   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; ALPHA PARTICLES; ALUMINUM; ENERGY DISSIPATION; METAL FOIL; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ALPHA EMITTING NUCLIDES; DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY SPECTRUM; RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE; WIDE AREA REFERENCE SOURCES;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0343484902     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00206-7     Document Type: Article

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