The 1997 IAEA intercomparison of commercially available PC-based software for alpha-particle spectrometry

Authors
Blaauw, M Garcia-Torano, E Woods, S Fazinic, S
Citation
M. Blaauw et al., The 1997 IAEA intercomparison of commercially available PC-based software for alpha-particle spectrometry, NUCL INST A, 428(2-3), 1999, pp. 317-329
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
428
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
317 - 329
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(19990604)428:2-3<317:T1IIOC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Four commercially available, PC-based analysis programs for alpha-particle spectrometry were compared using the 1997 IAEA test spectra, i.e. AlphaVisi on 1.20 (EC&G Ortec, USA), Alps 4.21 (Westmeier GmbH, Germany), Winner Alph a 4.0f5 (Eurisys Mesures, France) and Genie-2000 (Canberra Industries Inc., USA). A systematic statistical study of the analysis results was performed based on z-scores. The results indicate that the four programs leave room for substantial improvement. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights rese rved.