Comparison of NaI(Tl) scintillators and high purity germanium for vehicle portal monitor applications

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1584-1587

  Ely, James H ^a   Siciliano, Edward R ^a   Kouzes, Richard T ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOLUTION; ISOTOPIC IDENTIFICATION; POLY VINYL TOLUENE (PVT); RADIATION PORTALS;

GAMMA RAYS; ISOTOPES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; TOLUENE;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 23844456958     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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