Development of an encapsulated scintillating fiber detector as a 14-MeV neutron sensor

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 384, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 463-470

  Singkarat, S ^a   Boonyawan, D ^a   Hoyes, G G ^a   Tippawan, U ^a   Vilaithong, T ^a   Garis, N S ^b   Kobus, H ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENCAPSULATION; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PROTONS; SENSORS;

ENCAPSULATED SCINTILLATING FIBER DETECTORS (EFD); NEUTRON SENSORS; OPTICAL CEMENT;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0030736443     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00845-5     Document Type: Article

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