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A. F. Vetter, A. B. Chilton
Nuclear Technology | Volume 11 | Number 2 | June 1971 | Pages 268-269
Technical Note | Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30892
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It is suggested that the Tchebycheff criterion for obtaining a best fit of empirical expressions to gamma-ray buildup factor data may be preferable to the least-squares method which has often been used. On this basis, parameters for the Berger formula used in connection with point-source buildup factor data have been calculated for comparison with similar data previously determined on the least-squares basis. Maximum percentage errors when Tchebycheff parameters are used turn out to be equal to or smaller than the corresponding maximum errors using least-squares parameters.