Theoretical estimates of the solid angle subtended by a dual diaphragm-detector assembly for alpha sources

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1349-1351

  Aguiar, Julio C ^a   Galiano, Eduardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geometric efficiency; Monte Carlo method; Radiation detector; Solid angle

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; DIAPHRAGMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

RADIOACTIVE SOURCE; SOLID ANGLE; SOURCE DIAMETER;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 4544384312     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.061     Document Type: Article

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