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This page has been created to communicate errors, omissions and alterations to Practical Gamma-Ray Spectrometry (2nd Edition) as soon as they become known to the author. Ultimately, these will be incorporated into subsequent prints of the book.

We would be grateful if readers find any errors - typographical or factual - to communicate these to us as soon as possible. It would help if such reports were in the general format of the notices below. (Use the report form?)

PageChapterLocation and CorrectionDate Posted
21Figure 1.107-02-2009
The Y-axis labeling on this diagram should run from zero at the origin, to 120 at the very top of the axis.

141RH side - Equation 1.508-20-2009
The second term of the denominator should be squared. i.e. (Γ/2)²

211LC line 3308-07-2008
238U instead of 235U Incorporated
Oct 2008

654LC Line 10. Eq 4.304-20-2009
.... × 4/Rise time(ns)<< 1 the pulse is slow....

994RH column, 1st bullet point, 1st item24/06/08
This Canberra report appears to be no longer available. Delete the reference. Incorporated
Oct 2008

1295RH column, 2nd bullet point, 1st item24/06/08
Replace 'Bell, C.' with 'Bell, S.'
Replace 'HMSO' with 'Good Practice Guide No.11, NPL'
Add after note in parenthesis: 'This is now available at: http://www.npl.co.uk/server.php?show=nav.1177
Incorporated
Oct 2008

1295LH side, 3rd bullet point, 2nd item24/06/08
Add: 'Also available at: http://www.ukas.com/Library/downloads/publications/M3003.pdf' Incorporated
Oct 2008

1295RH column, 2nd bullet point, 2nd and 3rd items24/06/08
Remove both items (both referred to earlier.) Incorporated
Oct 2008

1386LH Column Line 2108-21-2008
Replace "Chapter 10, Section 10.3.7" with "Chapter 11, Section 11.3.7" Incorporated
Oct 2008

1396LC 4th Bullet Point07-28-2008
Replace "Genii" with "Genie". Incorporated
Oct 2008

1396RC 4th Bullet Point07-28-2008
Replace "Genii" with "Genie" Incorporated
Oct 2008

1487Left column, equation 7.401-08-2010
H_L = ... should be: H_U = ...

1587RH, Line 409-01-2008
Replace 1991 by 1`999 Incorporated
Oct 2008

1597RH Column Line 1108-21-2008
Replace "Section A5.1" with "Section B.5.1". Incorporated
Oct 2008

1597RH Column Line 1108-21-2008
Replace "(1991)" with "(1999)". Incorporated
Oct 2008

1678.3formula 8.103-26-2009
Replace P=(R-D)^2/2R^2 with P=(R-D)^2/(2R)^2

1758.9LH column, Line 903-26-2009
The reference to Figure 6.9 is wrong. This should be Figure 7.9

1778.11formula 8.503-26-2009
n3' = A p3 e3 + A p1 e2 e3 should be replaced by n3' = A p3 ε3 + A p1 ε2 ε1

1778.11Formula 8.403-26-2009
n2' = A p2 ε2 - A p1 ε2 εT2 should be replaced by n2' = A p2 ε2 - A p1 ε2 εT1

1818RH side, after 1st item24/06/08
Add: 'Some of these reports are available on the Internet via: http://publications.npl.co.uk/npl_web/search.htm' Incorporated
Oct 2008

1818RH column, 1st item24/06/08
Replace 'Gillogan' with 'Gilligan' Incorporated
Oct 2008

1999RH column, 2nd Bullet point09-01-2008
Replace '6,30' with '7.26' Incorporated
Oct 2008

1999RH column, 1st Bullet point09-01-2008
Replace '6.29' with '7,25' Incorporated
Oct 2008

20091st Bullet point09-01-2008
Replace '6.20' with '7.17' Incorporated
Oct 2008

2009LH column, 2nd Bullet point09-01-2008
Replace '6.28' with '7.24' Incorporated
Oct 2008

23411LC Line 3104-08-2009
Replace "FWTM/FWTM" with "FWTM/FWHM".

31315RH column, 2nd bullet point, 2nd item24/06/08
Date should be 1993 Incorporated
Oct 2008

31916RH Column Section 16.3.4 2ed Paragraph Last Sentan07-28-2008
Replace "Section 13.3.3" with "Section 13.4.5" Incorporated
Oct 2008

32016Comments Column Line 3607-28-2008
Replace "235Ra" with "235U". Incorporated
Oct 2008

32316Decay Series Column Line 1607-28-2008
Replace "238U" with "235U". Incorporated
Oct 2008

33617RH column - Section 17.3.1 - 3 lines down08-24-2009
187.72 should be 185.72

33717Figure 17.4 08-24-2009
241Am energy should be 59.5 NOT 56.5 and 239Pu energy should be 129 NOT 139

34117RH column, 2nd bullet point24/06/08
Replace 'cz_white_papers.html' with 'white_papers_news.html'

345App. ARH Column 3rd Bullet07-28-2008
Replace "NuData 2.3" with "NuDat 2.4" and on the first line of this paragraph replace "NuData" with "NuDat". Incorporated
Oct 2008

363App. DLeft hand (energy) column, line 2206-10-2009
Alter 447.60 7Be to 477.60 7Be and move line to follow 463.00 228Ac

383IndexRH Column07-28-2008
Replace "Genie2000" with "Genie 2000". Incorporated
Oct 2008

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