Calibration of an HPGe detector and self-attenuation correction for 210Pb: Verification by alpha spectrometry of 210Po in environmental samples

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 578, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 515-522

  Saidou ^a,b   Bochud, François ^a   Laedermann, Jean Pascal ^a   Buchillier, Thierry ^a   Njock Moïse, Kwato ^b   Froidevaux, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

210Pb; 210Po; Environmental solid samples; HPGe calibration; Monte Carlo simulations; Self attenuation correction

Indexed keywords

210PB; 210PO; ENVIRONMENTAL SOLID SAMPLES; HPGE CALIBRATION; SELF ATTENUATION CORRECTION;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34447626446     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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