Calibration and operation of a neutron time-of-flight scintillator array on Nova

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 34-35, Issue , 1997, Pages 577-580

  Chrien, Robert E ^a   Klare, Kenneth A ^a   Murphy, Thomas J ^a   Rauber, Lauren A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEUTERIUM; FUSION REACTIONS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRITIUM;

NEUTRON YIELDS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0031099467     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(96)00592-3     Document Type: Article

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