Optimization of an active anti cosmic veto shielding

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 133-138

  Schroettner, T ^a,b   Schwaiger, M ^a   Kindl, P ^b  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Active shielding; Anti cosmic; Background reduction; Time spectroscopy; Veto shielding

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FILTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ANTI COSMIC VETO SHIELDING; TIME SPECTROSCOPY;

COSMIC RAYS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NOISE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SHIELD; REDUCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 2942516116     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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