Simulation of alpha particle spectra from aerosol samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 947-953

  Siiskonen, T ^a   Pollanen R ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol samples; Alpha radiation; Alpha spectroscopy; Monte Carlo methods

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALPHA PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SAMPLING;

ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY SPECTRA;

RADIOISOTOPES;

AEROSOL; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPECTROMETRY;

AEROSOLS; ALPHA PARTICLES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1942468894     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.02.021     Document Type: Article

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