Modeling ambient background in complex detection scenarios

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 765-771

  Kiff, Scott D ^a   Smith, L Eric ^a   Jarman, Kenneth D ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS;

BACKGROUND MODEL; CARGO CONTAINERS; MARITIME ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT DATA; MINIMUM DETECTABLE LIMITS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL DEVICE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 48349125408     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436441     Document Type: Conference Paper

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