Direct alpha spectrometry for characterising hot particle properties

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1666-1673

  Pollanen R ^a   Siiskonen, T ^a   Moring, M ^a   Juhanoja, J ^b  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b Top Analytica Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Americium; Direct alpha spectrometry; Hot particle; Plutonium; Thule accident

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; AMERICIUM; CHARACTERIZATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLUTONIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIRECT ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; HOT PARTICLE; NUCLEAR BOMB PARTICLE; THULE ACCIDENT;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 36348971135     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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