A semi-empirical approach for determination of low-energy gamma-emmiters in sediment samples with coaxial Ge-detectors

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 361-366

  San Miguel, E G ^a   Perez Moreno, J P ^a   Bolivar, J P ^a   Garcia Tenorio R ^b  

^a Depto de Física Aplicada   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DETECTORS; ESTIMATION; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; SEDIMENTS;

GAMMA RAY EMITTERS; GERMANIUM DETECTORS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

GERMANIUM; LEAD 210; LEAD 214; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM 230; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 235;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; GAMMA RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; ROCK; SEDIMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GERMANIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 2942574389     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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