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Design and characterization of an extremely-sensitive, large-volume gamma-ray spectrometer for environmental samples

Seekamp et al., 2020

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9400940126050259276
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Seekamp J
Noey J
Kwapis E
Chung L
Shubayr N
Smith T
Trimas D
Kearfott K
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Health Physics

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A large volume gamma spectrometer was designed and constructed to analyze foodstuffs and environmental samples having low radionuclide concentrations. This system uses eight 11-cm× 42.5-cm× 5.5-cm NaI (Tl) detectors, chosen due to their relatively high sensitivity and …
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