Calculation of uncertainties in prompt gamma activation analysis

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

Volumn 564, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 688-697

  Révay, Zsolt ^a  

^a Institute of Isotopes   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Error propagation; Prompt gamma activation analysis; Radioactive capture; Uncertainties; X and gamma ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; NUMERICAL METHODS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ERROR PROPAGATION; PROMPT GAMMA ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (PGAA); RADIOACTIVE CAPTURE; UNCERTAINTIES;

RADIOACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746384468     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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