Calculations of the corrections for the true summation of cascade γ rays on the basis of statistical simulation using evaluated nuclear data

Atomic Energy

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 359-364

  Berlizov, A N ^a   Danilenko, V N ^b   Solov'eva, S L ^b   Kazimirov, A S ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^b Laboratory of Spectrometry and Radiometry OOO

^c Atom Kompleks Pribor   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC NUCLEI; GERMANIUM DETECTOR; NUCLEAR DATA; STATISTICAL SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DETECTORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 33747887457     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10512-006-0094-4     Document Type: Article

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