Fast adaptive alpha-particle spectrum fitting algorithm based on genetically estimated initial parameters

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 145-149

  Rubio Montero, M P ^a   Garcia Orellana C J ^a   Gonzalez Velasco H ^a   Carrasco Lourtau, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpha particle spectrometry; Fitness; Genetic algorithm; Spectra unfolding

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

COVARIANCE MATRIX; STANDARD DEVIATION;

ALPHA PARTICLES;

ALGORITHM; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1342308221     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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