Low-level germanium gamma-ray spectrometry at the μBq/kg level and future developments towards higher sensitivity

Radioactivity in the Environment

Volumn 8, Issue C, 2006, Pages 495-510

  Heusser, G ^a   Laubenstein, M ^b   Neder, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic radionuclides; Low level Ge spectrometry; Natural radionuclides

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956688922     PISSN: 15694860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-4860(05)08039-3     Document Type: Review

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