Optimization of the gamma-ray spectrometry counting time based on uncertainties of radionuclides concentration in samples

This paper aims to propose an easy and fast method of optimization of the gamma-ray spectrometry counting time in determining natural radionuclides (Pb-210, Pb-212, Pb-214, Bi-212, Bi-214 and Ac-228) in order to minimize uncertainties in the concentration. The samples were measured by gamma-ray spe...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Bessa Nisti, Marcelo Francis Máduar, Catia Heloisa Rosignoli Saueia, Fernanda Cavalcante, Barbara Paci Mazzilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2020-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1197