Low-level activity measurement of 131Xem, 133Xem, 135Xe and 133Xe in atmospheric air samples using high-resolution dual X-γ spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1307-1312

  Le Petit, G ^a   Jutier, C ^a   Gross, P ^a   Greiner, V ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

ray spectrometry; Comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty; Monte Carlo; Radioxenon monitoring; X ray spectrometry

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; ISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

Γ-RAY SPECTROMETRY; COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY; RADIOXENON MONITORING; X-RAY SPECTROMETRY;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

ISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON; XENON 131; XENON 133; XENON 135;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL; ENERGY; EVALUATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HALF LIFE TIME; MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MONITORING; THICKNESS; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALGORITHMS; MICROCHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; XENON ISOTOPES; XENON RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33751102386     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.094     Document Type: Article

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