Determination of detection efficiency curves of HPGe detectors on radioactivity measurement of volume samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1383-1390

  Saegusa, Jun ^a   Kawasaki, Katsuya ^a   Mihara, Akira ^a   Ito, Mitsuo ^a   Yoshida, Makoto ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorption effect; Calibration; Detection efficiency curve; Environmental sample; hpge detector; Low energy photon; Representative point; Standard source

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; ERROR CORRECTION; ISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOACTIVITY;

ACCURACY; DETECTION EFFICIENCY CURVES; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; HPGE DETECTORS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

CEMENT; WATER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SAMPLE; SIMULATION; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4544331350     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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