Simulation of background characteristics of low-level gamma-ray spectrometers using Monte Carlo method

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1231-1235

  Breier, R ^a   Povinec, P P ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Background; Cosmic muons; Cosmic rays; Ge detector; GEANT4; Monte Carlo method; Underground laboratory

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND; COMPUTING CODES; COSMIC MUONS; GE DETECTORS; GE-DETECTOR; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SURFACE LABORATORY; UNDERGROUND LABORATORY; WATER EQUIVALENT;

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SHIELDING; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

GAMMA RAYS;

GERMANIUM; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LABORATORY TEST; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUON; NEUTRON; PARTICLE RADIATION; PHOTON; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SHIELD;

EID: 77952959428     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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