Large sample neutron activation analysis of a ceramic vase

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 735-740

  Stamatelatos, I E ^a   Tzika, F ^a   Vasilopoulou, T ^a,b   Koster Ammerlaan, M J J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gamma spectrometry; Large sample; Neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY;

EID: 77949264982     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0454-3     Document Type: Article

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