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A study of the indium and germanium photopeaks in the background spectra of Ge spectrometers with a passive shield

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Cosmic ray neutron interactions with indium, used as electrical contact within a Ge diode, the diode itself and the surrounding materials can give rise to a large number of photopeaks in the 50 to 1300 keV region of background spectra of Ge spectrometers with a passive shield. The nuclear processes and decays involved in the production of these photopeaks are discussed. These cosmic ray produced photopeaks are compared with those due to primordial radionuclides. Some useful information can be drawn from these measurements on the contribution of the cosmic rays on the background of Ge detectors with a passive shield.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Laval University Quebec, G1K 7P4, Quebec, (Canada)

    J. -C. Roy & J. -E. Côté

  2. Environmental Contaminants Division, National Water Research Institute, Canada Centre for Inland Waters Environment Canada, P.O. Box 5050, L7R 4A6, Burlington, Ontario, (Canada)

    R. W. Durham & S. R. Joshi

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Roy, J.C., Côté, J.E., Durham, R.W. et al. A study of the indium and germanium photopeaks in the background spectra of Ge spectrometers with a passive shield. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 130, 221–230 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037716

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