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A study of the precision and accuracy attainable by several methods of gamma-ray peak integration has been carried out. Covell's “total peak area” (TPA) methods and a method using interpolated Lagrange polynomials have been considered. The last method described here uses a higher order polynomial for the nonlinear base line construction. The proposed method was considered to be the most advantageous because of the relatively high accuracy and precision obtained.
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Czauderna, M. The method of net peak area computation for gamma-ray spectra. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 82, 181–188 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02227340
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02227340