A comparison of alpha and gamma spectrometry for environmental natural radioactivity surveys

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-222

  Saidou ^a,b   Bochud, François ^a   Laedermann, Jean Pascal ^a   Kwato Njock, M G ^b   Froidevaux, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

particle spectrometry; ray spectrometry; 2 tests; Levenberg Marquardt algorithm; Multiplet deconvolution; Z score

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; BORATE MINERALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUSION REACTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LEVENBERG MARQUARDT ALGORITHM; MULTIPLET DECONVOLUTION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; Z SCORES;

RADIOACTIVITY;

BORIC ACID; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ALGORITHM; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; SAMPLING; SOIL; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 37149008485     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.07.034     Document Type: Article

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