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Title: Gamma-Ray Interactions for Reachback Analysts

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1298216· OSTI ID:1298216
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

This presentation is a part of the DHS LSS spectroscopy training course and presents an overview of the following concepts: identification and measurement of gamma rays; use of gamma counts and energies in research. Understanding the basic physics of how gamma rays interact with matter can clarify how certain features in a spectrum were produced.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1298216
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-25924; TRN: US1601782
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English