Such capability is particularly useful where there is high background radiation or when the material may be shielded or masked by the presence of other, often naturally occurring radionuclides. HPGe ...

The use of HPGe detectors is chosen in situations where isotope identification ... The width of the region for determining the background was selected to be relatively wide to reduce variations of the ...

In the field, identification of isotopes is most accurately performed using a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector. However, using a HPGe detector to estimate the total activity adds complexity to ...