Low background germanium planar detector for gamma-ray spectrometry

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

Volumn 634, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Loaiza, P ^a   Chassaing, C ^d   Hubert, Ph ^b   Nachab, A ^b   Perrot, F ^b   Reyss, J L ^c   Warot, G ^a  

^a CEA CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d CANBERRA France   (France)

Author keywords

gamma ray spectrometry; Low background; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM SAMPLES; COUNTING RATES; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RANGES; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GERMANIUM SPECTROMETERS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LOW-BACKGROUND; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PLANAR DETECTORS; PLANAR GEOMETRIES; WATER EQUIVALENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; GEOMETRY; GERMANIUM; LEAD; SPECTROMETRY; STARS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 79951956246     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

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