Improvements in the method of radiation anomaly detection by spectral comparison ratios

Pfund, D. M.; Anderson, K. K.; Detwiler, R. S.; Jarman, K. D.; McDonald, B. S.; Milbrath, B. D.; Myjak, M. J.; Paradis, N. C.; Robinson, S. M.; Woodring, M. L.

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.12.063

Title: Improvements in the method of radiation anomaly detection by spectral comparison ratios

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Authors:: Pfund, D. M.; Anderson, K. K.; Detwiler, R. S.; Jarman, K. D.; McDonald, B. S.; Milbrath, B. D.; Myjak, M. J.; Paradis, N. C.; Robinson, S. M.; Woodring, M. L.

Publication Date:: Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1358794

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Applied Radiation and Isotopes Journal Volume: 110 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0969-8043

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Pfund, D. M., Anderson, K. K., Detwiler, R. S., Jarman, K. D., McDonald, B. S., Milbrath, B. D., Myjak, M. J., Paradis, N. C., Robinson, S. M., and Woodring, M. L. Improvements in the method of radiation anomaly detection by spectral comparison ratios.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Pfund, D. M., Anderson, K. K., Detwiler, R. S., Jarman, K. D., McDonald, B. S., Milbrath, B. D., Myjak, M. J., Paradis, N. C., Robinson, S. M., & Woodring, M. L. Improvements in the method of radiation anomaly detection by spectral comparison ratios.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.12.063

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                    Pfund, D. M., Anderson, K. K., Detwiler, R. S., Jarman, K. D., McDonald, B. S., Milbrath, B. D., Myjak, M. J., Paradis, N. C., Robinson, S. M., and Woodring, M. L. Fri .  
"Improvements in the method of radiation anomaly detection by spectral comparison ratios".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.12.063.

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  title        = {Improvements in the method of radiation anomaly detection by spectral comparison ratios},

  author       = {Pfund, D. M. and Anderson, K. K. and Detwiler, R. S. and Jarman, K. D. and McDonald, B. S. and Milbrath, B. D. and Myjak, M. J. and Paradis, N. C. and Robinson, S. M. and Woodring, M. L.},

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  journal      = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},

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  year         = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

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