A new low-level γ-ray spectrometry system for environmental radioactivity at the underground laboratory Felsenkeller

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 736-740

  Kohler M ^a   Degering, D ^a   Laubenstein, M ^b   Quirin, P ^c   Lampert, M O ^c   Hult, M ^d   Arnold, D ^e   Neumaier, S ^e   Reyss, J L ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^c CANBERRA France   (France)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Low level ray spectrometry; Underground laboratory

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; COUNT RATES; CRYSTAL MASS; DECISION THRESHOLDS; ENERGY RANGES; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITIES; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; MATERIAL SELECTIONS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCIES; SPECTROMETRY SYSTEMS; UNDERGROUND LABORATORY; WATER EQUIVALENTS;

DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; RADON; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

LABORATORIES;

GERMANIUM; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RADON; WATER;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CRYSTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FLUID INTAKE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SHIELD;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; RADON; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 63249104160     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.027     Document Type: Article

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