Self-activity in lanthanum halides

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 395-400

  Kernan, W J ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b BECHTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinium 227; Hand held identification instruments; Lanthanum halides; Lanthanum 138; Self activity

Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM-227; HAND-HELD IDENTIFICATION INSTRUMENTS; LANTHANUM HALIDES; LANTHANUM-138; SELF-ACTIVITY;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOSPHORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33645681000     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.869849     Document Type: Article

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