Comparison of LaBr3:Ce and NaI(Tl) scintillators for radio-isotope identification devices

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 283-287

  Milbrath, Brian D ^a,c   Choate, Bethany J ^a,b   Fast, James E ^a   Kouzes, Richard T ^a   Schweppe, John E ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARGO SHIELDING; LANTHANUM HALIDE DETECTORS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (NORM); RADIO-ISOTOPE IDENTIFICATION DEVICES (RIID);

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 33846284262     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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