Deriving spatially resolved beta dose rates in sediment using the Timepix pixelated detector

Radiation Measurements - Tập 106 - Trang 483-490 - 2017
Anna A. Romanyukha1,2, Alastair C. Cunningham1, Stuart P. George2, Susanna Guatelli2,3, Marco Petasecca2,3, Anatoly B. Rosenfeld2,3, Richard G. Roberts1,4
1Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
2Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
3Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
4ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

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