The reference peak areas of the 1995 IAEA test spectra for gamma-ray spectrum analysis programs are absolute and traceable

Authors
Blaauw, M
Citation
M. Blaauw, The reference peak areas of the 1995 IAEA test spectra for gamma-ray spectrum analysis programs are absolute and traceable, NUCL INST A, 432(1), 1999, pp. 74-76
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
432
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
74 - 76
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(19990801)432:1<74:TRPAOT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A previously validated algorithm for absolute peak area determination was u sed to verify the reference peak areas supplied with the 1995 IAEA test spe ctra for gamma-ray spectrometry. These reference peak areas turn out to be absolute and traceable to a precision of 0.9%. The reference peak areas are possibly too low by a factor 0.992 +/- 0.009. It is proposed to employ the test spectra and reference areas to validate the peak areas obtained with any algorithm in gamma-ray spectrometry. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.