Applicability of an X-ray and gamma-ray portable spectrometer for activity measurement of environmental soil samples

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 801-805

  Fernandes, Jaquiel S ^a   Appoloni, Carlos R ^a   Andrello, Avacir C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cdte detector applicability; In situ measurement technique; In situ spectrometry; X rays and gamma rays spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; METAL DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE PROSPECTING; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE DETECTORS; CDTE DETECTOR; GAMMA RAYS SPECTROMETRIES; IN-SITU GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACTIVITIES; SODIUM-IODIDE DETECTORS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 77955228313     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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