Optimisation of the MC-model of a p-type Ge-spectrometer for the purpose of efficiency determination

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 706-710

  Budjas D ^a   Heisel, M ^a   Maneschg, W ^a   Simgen, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection efficiency; Gamma spectrometry; Ge detector; Geant4; Monte Carlo simulation; Optimised detector model

Indexed keywords

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GE DETECTOR; GEANT4; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OPTIMISED DETECTOR MODEL;

DETECTORS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SIMULATION; SPECTROMETER; STATISTICAL MODEL; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 63249083285     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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