Neutron spectrometry

Radioprotection

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-333

  Alevra, A V ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

CERN; spectrometry, neutron

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DETECTOR; BONNER SPHERE SPECTROMETER; CERN; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON FIELDS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETRY; PROTECTION APPLICATION;

COUNTING CIRCUITS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECTROMETERS;

SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0000357634     PISSN: 00338451     EISSN: 1769700X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/radiopro:1999108     Document Type: Article

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