Low-level gamma-ray spectrometry using Ge-detectors

Metrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Hult, Mikael ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GERMANIUM; MEASUREMENT THEORY; RADIATION DETECTORS; SPECTROMETRY;

ACTIVITY SAMPLES; DETECTION EFFICIENCIES; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY SYSTEMS; HIGH PURITY GERMANIUM CRYSTALS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 34547686135     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/44/4/S12     Document Type: Article

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