Reference measurements of low levels of 60Co in steel

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Kohler M ^a   Hult, M ^b   Arnold, D ^c   Laubenstein, M ^d   Reyss, J L ^e  

^a Verein F Kernverfahrenstechnik A   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^e Centre des Faibles Radioactivites   (France)

Author keywords

60Co; Low level ray spectrometry; Steel

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY; STEEL;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX STEEL;

COBALT;

COBALT 60; RADIOISOTOPE; STEEL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 2942601145     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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