The WinALPHA code for the analysis of alpha-particle spectra

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 525, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 522-528

  Noy, Roberto Capote ^a   García Toraño, Eduardo ^b   Mainegra, Ernesto ^c   López, Ernesto ^a  

^a CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha spectra; Alpha particle spectrometry; Spectral analysis; Spectral deconvolution

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ALPHA SPECTRA; ALPHA-PARTICLE SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRAL DECONVOLUTION;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 2942627900     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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