Neutron fluences and dose equivalents measured with passive detectors on LDEF

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 833-839

  Frank, A L ^a   Benton, E V ^a   Armstrong, T W ^b   Colborn, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON ABSORPTION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

FISSION FOILS; HIGH ENERGY DETECTORS; LONG DURATION EXPOSURE FACILITY; NEUTRON FLUENCES;

DOSIMETRY;

FLUORIDE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; MICROCLIMATE; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NEUTRON; NON-NASA CENTER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT; UNMANNED;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; UNMANNED;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUORIDES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0030273820     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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