A revision of energy and resolution calibration method of Ge detectors

The energy and resolution calibration of germanium detectors being basic procedures in gamma-ray spectrometry have not been usually studied in depth. In this paper a new approach to these calibration methods based on the Orthogonal Distance Regression (ODR) algorithm is presented. This algorithm tre...

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Autores: Hurtado Bermúdez, Santiago José, García León, Manuel, García-Tenorio García-Balmaseda, Rafael
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2006
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositório:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/146470
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/146470
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.03.018
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Gamma-spectrometry
Energy calibration
Resolution calibration
Descrição
Resumo:The energy and resolution calibration of germanium detectors being basic procedures in gamma-ray spectrometry have not been usually studied in depth. In this paper a new approach to these calibration methods based on the Orthogonal Distance Regression (ODR) algorithm is presented. This algorithm treats more adequately all uncertainties involved in the calibration process and produces better results than the usual Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) algorithm. Additionally a study of the functions involved in energy and resolution calibration of germanium detectors has been also carried out.