Monte Carlo calculations of spectra and interaction probabilities for photons in liquid scintillators for use in the standardization of radionuclides

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1492-1498

  Zimmerman, B E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Liquid scintillators; Monte Carlo calculations; Photons

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GOLD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; TOLUENE;

ENERGY SPECTRA; HIONIC FLUOR; LIQUID SCINTILLATORS; PHOTON ENERGY;

PHOSPHORS;

RADIOISOTOPE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; COMPTON EFFECT; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; STANDARDIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; AUSTRIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33751102454     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.063     Document Type: Article

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