Neutron ambient dosimetry with superheated drop (bubble) detectors

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 397-400

  D'Errico, F ^a   Alberts, W G ^b   Dietz, E ^b   Gualdrini, G ^c   Kurkdjian, J ^d   Noccioni, P ^a   Siebert, B R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HALOCARBON;

ACCURACY; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY; NEUTRON; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; RADIATION MONITORING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0029835768     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031670     Document Type: Conference Paper

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