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On the statistical control of 'loss-free counting' and 'zero dead time' spectrometry

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The assessment of the statistical counting uncertainty is discussed for two pulse loss correction methods in nuclear spectrometry: the 'loss-free counting' technique based on the virtual pulse generator method and the 'zero dead time' technique with 'variance spectrum'.

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Pommé, S. On the statistical control of 'loss-free counting' and 'zero dead time' spectrometry. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 257, 463–466 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025455507625

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