chernobyl 2012: gamma spectroscopy of chernobyl's nuclear reactor fuel @bionerd23

bionerd23 | chernobyl 2012: gamma spectroscopy of chernobyl's nuclear reactor fuel @bionerd23 | Uploaded May 2012 | Updated October 2024, 59 minutes ago.
the title says it all - here's the gamma spectrum of chernobyl's spent fuel. :-)
how i found that little jewel?
see here: youtube.com/watch?v=ejZyDvtX85Y

full size pictures of the HPGe gamma spectrum:
http://flic.kr/p/bUoZN1
http://flic.kr/p/bUoZQb
http://flic.kr/p/bUoZSy
http://flic.kr/p/bUoZUN

software used for spectroscopy:
- pulse recorder and analyzer (PRA):
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~marek/pra/index.html
- fitzpeaks:
jimfitz.demon.co.uk/fitzpeak.htm

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