Multichannel models for the estimation of radon background in airborne gamma-ray spectrometry

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 1986-1996

  Minty, Brian R S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTASSIUM; RADON; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THORIUM; URANIUM; WOOD;

AIRBORNE GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY; MULTICHANNEL PROCESSING;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; BACKGROUND LEVEL; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; RADON;

EID: 85000257640     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444492     Document Type: Article

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