Induced radioactivity of LDEF materials and structural components

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 863-880

  Harmon, B A ^a   Laird, C E ^b   Fishman, G J ^a   Parnell, T A ^a   Camp, D C ^c   Frederick, C E ^d   Hurley, D L ^e   Lindstrom, D J ^f   Moss, C E ^g   Reedy, R C ^g   Reeves, J H ^h   Smith, A R ^e   Winn, W G ⁱ   Benton, E V ^j  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^g LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BERYLLIUM; HEAVY METAL; PROTON; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NEUTRON; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NON-NASA CENTER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RESEARCH; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; UNMANNED;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; UNMANNED;

ALUMINUM; ANISOTROPY; BERYLLIUM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; METALS, HEAVY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RESEARCH; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEPOSITION; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; SATELLITES;

LONG DURATION EXPOSURE FACILITY; THERMAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030273825     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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