Determination of absolute detection efficiencies for detectors of interest in homeland security

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

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 410-413

  Ayaz Maierhafer, Birsen ^a   DeVol, Timothy A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CZT; Homeland security; HPGe; HPXe; LaBr3:Ce; LaCl3:Ce; MCNP; Modelling; NaI:Tl; Portal monitors; PVT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON SOURCES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

ABSOLUTE DETECTION EFFICIENCIES; HOMELAND SECURITY; PEAK DETECTION; PORTAL MONITORS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 34547697771     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.04.143     Document Type: Article

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