An indirect method of X-ray spectra measurement by simultaneous attenuations of the scattered beam

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 537-544

  Mainardi, Raúl T ^a   Bonzi, Edgardo V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Attenuation curves; Spectra measurement; X rays

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAYS;

ATTENUATION CURVES; LEAST SQUARE FITTING; SCATTERED BEAM; SPECTRA MEASUREMENT;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CARBON; METAL;

ABSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SPACE; THICKNESS; X RAY SPECTROMETRY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 40849126423     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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