Current status of alpha-particle spectrometry.
This paper describes the status of alpha-particle spectrometry. Some of the main contributions made to this field in the last years are reviewed. Topics covered include instrumentation, source characterization, numerical analysis, Monte Carlo simulations and applications.
García-Toraño
Eduardo
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Laboratorio de Metrología de Radiaciones Ionizantes, CIEMAT Avenida Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain. e.garciatorano@ciemat.es
D000465:Algorithms; D000512:Alpha Particles; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014159:Transducers