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Título
A method for the complete analysis of NORM building materials by γ-ray spectrometry using HPGe detectors
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Materia
Low-level background y-ray spectrometry
Broad energy Ge detectors
NORM building materials
y-ray spectrum analysis
Monte Carlo simulated efficiences
True coincidence-summing corrections
Clasificación UNESCO
22 Física
Fecha de publicación
2018
Editor
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Citación
Quintana Arnés, B.E.; Pedrosa García, M.C. [et al.] (2018). A method for the complete analysis of NORM building materials by γ-ray spectrometry using HPGe detectors. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 139, pp. 470-476. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.07.045
Resumen
[EN] A methodology including software tools for analysing NORM building materials and residues by low-level gamma-ray spectrometry has been developed. It comprises deconvolution of gamma-ray spectra using the software GALEA with focus on the natural radionuclides and Monte Carlo simulations for efficiency and true coincidence summing corrections. The methodology has been tested on a range of building materials and validated against reference materials.
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ISSN
0969-8043
DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.07.045
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