K0-INAA performance in the measurement of filters sampled in an industry with high loadings of metals

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 622, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 453-455

  Almeida, S M ^a   Felix P M ^a   Franco, C ^a   Freitas, M C ^a   Alves, L C ^a   Pinheiro, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Compton Suppression System; Foundry industry; INAA; PIXE; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPTON SUPPRESSION; DETECTION LIMITS; FOUNDRY INDUSTRIES; FOUNDRY INDUSTRY; GERMANIUM CRYSTALS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH LOADINGS; INAA; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK; PARTICLE INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOPEAKS; PIXE;

FOUNDRY PRACTICE; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRY; LEAD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM; TIN; ZINC;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 77956341013     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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