Measurement of the heat defect in water and A-150 plastic for high energy protons, deuterons, and α particles

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 505-508

  Brede, H J ^a   Hecker, O ^a   Hollnagel, R ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; PLASTIC; WATER;

ALPHA RADIATION; CALORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; LIQUID; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUE; SOLID; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030937966     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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