Field gamma spectrometry, monte carlo simulations and potential of non-invasive measurements

Geochronometria

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-47

  Guérin, Guillaume ^a   Mercier, Norbert ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche en Physique Appliquée à l'Archéologie ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Dose rate; Luminescence; Monte Carlo simulations; Non invasive measurements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863930429     PISSN: 17338387     EISSN: 18971695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13386-011-0056-z     Document Type: Article

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