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Multifarious application of well-type germanium detector

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A low-background well-type high-purity germanium detector system, with high counting efficiencies for X-rays and low-energy g-rays, was used to determine several radionuclides of environmental, biomedical, or geological interest. These included 125I, 129I, 210Pb, 226Ra, 234Th (daughter of 238U), 239Pu, 240Pu and 241Am. Methods were devized for their determinations in diverse environmental matrices or under laboratory procedural conditions. Counting efficiencies and minimum detectable activities for each nuclide were determined under the experimental conditions. These methods are being applied to our service analysis.

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  1. Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health Albany, NY, 12201, USA E-mail

    P. P. Parekh, A. Bari, M. A. Torre, D. K. Haines, P. R. Harris, E. M. Fielman & M. E. Kitto

  2. Department of Environmental Health and Toxicology, SUNY Albany, NY, 12201, USA

    T. M. Semkow & M. E. Kitto

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Parekh, P.P., Semkow, T.M., Bari, A. et al. Multifarious application of well-type germanium detector. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 262, 317–323 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JRNC.0000046759.64434.27

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