Theoretical and experimental estimation of self-attenuation corrections in determination of 210Pb by γ-spectrometry with well Ge detector

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-329

  Pilleyre, T ^a   Sanzelle, S ^a   Miallier, D ^a   Fain J ^a   Courtine, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

spectrometry; Lead 210; Self attenuation; Well Ge detector

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CORRELATION METHODS; GERMANIUM; SPECTROMETRY;

LEAD 210; SELF-ATTENUATION; WELL GE DETECTOR;

LEAD;

EID: 27844523177     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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