An individual neutron dosemeter with (n,α) and (n,p) converters

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-92

  Zamani, M ^a   Sampsonidis, D ^a   Savvidis, E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; CALIBRATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MODERATORS; MONITORING; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATORS;

INCIDENCE ANGLE; LINEARITY; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; MODERATOR CONVERTER; NEUTRON DOSEMETER; NEUTRON ENERGIES;

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 0029772291     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4487(95)00262-6     Document Type: Article

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