Status of the Monte Carlo library least-squares (MCLLS) approach for non-linear radiation analyzer problems

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 843-851

  Gardner, Robin P ^a   Xu, Libai ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk analysis; CEARCPG; CEARXRF; In vivo lead in bone measurement; Least squares fitting; MCLLS; PGNAA; XRF

Indexed keywords

BULK ANALYSIS; CEARCPG; CEARXRF; IN VIVO LEAD IN BONE MEASUREMENT; LEAST-SQUARES FITTING; MCLLS; PGNAA; XRF;

BONE; DETECTORS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; LIBRARIES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRON LOGGING; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; RADIOISOTOPES;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

CARBON; OXYGEN;

ACCURACY; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIATION ENERGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCINTILLATION; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 67651108776     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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