Examination of count-starved gamma spectra using the method of spectral comparison ratios

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1232-1238

  Pfund, David Michael ^b   Runkle, Robert C ^a,b   Anderson, Kevin K ^b   Jarman, Kenneth D ^b  

^a IEEE

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomaly detection; Gamma ray spectral analysis; Gamma ray spectroscopy; Radiation monitoring

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTIMIZATION; VECTORS;

ANOMALY DETECTION; GAMMA-RAY SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATION MONITORING;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 34548089854     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.901202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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