Observations on the background spectra of four LaCl3(Ce) scintillation detectors

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-228

  Hartwell, J K ^a   Gehrke, R J ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Background; Lanthanum chloride; Pulse height deficit; Scintillation detectors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SCINTILLATION;

BACKGROUND SPECTRA; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

ACTINIUM; CERIUM; LANTHANUM; LANTHANUM CHLORIDE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALPHA PARTICLES; ARTIFACTS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LANTHANUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 20444411105     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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