Acquisition of quality γ-ray spectra with HPGe spectrometers

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 479-499

  Gehrke, R J ^a   Davidson, J R ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLE-ZERO CANCELLATION; SPECTRAL PEAKS;

BACKSCATTERING; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTROMETERS;

GAMMA RAYS;

GERMANIUM; RADON;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRONICS; GAMMA RADIATION; LABORATORY; PHOTON; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOACTIVITY; REVIEW; SOIL; SPECTROMETER; SPECTRUM; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 10644278937     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.07.005     Document Type: Review

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