Monte Carlo simulation of γ-ray spectra from natural radionuclides recorded by a NaI detector in the marine environment

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-123

  Vlastou, R ^a   Ntziou, I Th ^a   Kokkoris, M ^a   Papadopoulos, C T ^a   Tsabaris, C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

spectrometry; Efficiency calibration; GEANT4 code; Monitoring radioactivity; Monte Carlo simulations

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SEAWATER; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; WATER TANKS;

Γ-SPECTROMETRY; EFFICIENCY CALIBRATION; GEANT4 CODE; MONITORING RADIOACTIVITY;

GAMMA RAYS;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER; SODIUM IODIDE; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRYSTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IMMERSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SCINTISCANNING; SPECTROMETER; SPECTRUM; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; IODATES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SEAWATER; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 27644543712     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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