Determination of self-absorption corrections for gamma analysis of environmental samples: Comparing gamma-absorption curves and spiked matrix-matched samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 571-577

  McMahon, C A ^a   Fegan, M F ^a   Wong, J ^a   Long, S C ^a   Ryan, T P ^a   Colgan, P A ^a  

^a Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Density; Environmental; Gamma spectrometry; Self absorption; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

GAMMA-RAY ENERGY; MATRIX REFERENCE MATERIALS; SELF-ABSORPTION CORRECTIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

AMERICIUM 241; RADIOISOTOPE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION ENERGY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1342286961     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.11.081     Document Type: Article

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