Test of internal-conversion theory with precise γ- and X-ray spectroscopy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1392-1395

  Hardy, J C ^a   Nica, N ^a   Iacob, V E ^a   Trzhaskovskaya, M B ^b   Helmer, R G ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PETERSBURG NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

193Irm M4 transition; Internal conversion coefficients; Theory

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON IRRADIATION; IRIDIUM; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ATOMIC VACANCY; INTERNAL CONVERSION COEFFICIENTS (ICC); INTERNAL CONVERSION THEORY;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

IRIDIUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; ELECTRON; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INTERNAL CONVERSION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GUIDELINES; HALF-LIFE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 33751108755     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.093     Document Type: Article

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