Published November 2000
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Journal article
Efficiency calibration of Ge detectors in wide energy range with natural thorium and 137Cs
Creators
- 1. Ben-Gurion Univ., Negev, Beer-Sheva (Israel). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
Description
For the efficiency calibration of Ge detectors the 232Th natural radionuclide chain is suggested with a standard source of 137Cs which due to its long half-life requires a change of the calibrated standard only in about 30 to 50 years. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Journal Volume
- 246
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 309-312
- ISSN
- 0236-5731
- CODEN
- JRNCDM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 31061355
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CALIBRATION; CALIBRATION STANDARDS; CESIUM 137; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; GAMMA SPECTRA; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; HALF-LIFE; THORIUM 232
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTRA; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; STANDARDS; THORIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 15 refs.