How pileup rejection affects the precision of loss-free counting

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

Volumn 432, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 456-470

  Pomme S ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POISSON RATIO; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

LOSS FREE COUNTING; NUCLEAR COUNTING; PILEUP REJECTION;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0344672321     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00475-1     Document Type: Article

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