On the Monte Carlo simulation of HPGe gamma-spectrometry systems

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 701-705

  Sima, Octavian ^a   Arnold, Dirk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coincidence summing effects; Efficiency; Gamma ray spectrometry; HPGe detectors; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

COINCIDENCE SUMMING EFFECTS; GAMMA SPECTROMETRIES; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY; HPGE DETECTORS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; TYPICAL APPLICATIONS;

COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; STARS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 63249106263     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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