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Summation of pulses in γ-ray spectra

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It is shown that peaks formed in γ-ray spectra by summing the pulses due to γ cascades can be used to determine both the activity of the radiation source and the efficiency of detecting the γ rays. Possible sources of errors in determining these quantities were investigated. This method may be used to measure the cross sections of nuclear reactions, to analyze the background radiation when searching for rare decays, and in other applications.

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  1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, ul. Joliot-Curie 6, 141980, Dubna, Moscow oblast, Russia

    K. Ya. Gromov, V. I. Fominykh, V. G. Chumin & Zh. K. Samatov

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Translated from Pribory i Tekhnika Eksperimenta, No. 1, 2005, pp. 58–61.

Original Russian Text Copyright ¢ 2004 by Gromov, Fominykh, Chumin, Samatov.

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Gromov, K.Y., Fominykh, V.I., Chumin, V.G. et al. Summation of pulses in γ-ray spectra. Instrum Exp Tech 48, 43–46 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10786-005-0007-0

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