Analysis of epithermal neutron production by near-threshold (p,n) reactions

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 10-12, 1997, Pages 1571-1575

  Zhou, X L ^a   Lee, C ^a   Harmon, J ^b   Harker, Y ^c   Hamm, R ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NEUTRON EMISSION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; REACTION KINETICS;

EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION;

EID: 0031251887     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00158-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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