A Monte Carlo study of the influence of the geometry arrangements and structural materials on a PGNAA system performance for cement raw material analysis

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 10-12, 1997, Pages 1349-1354

  Oliveira, C ^a   Salgado, J ^a   Goncalves I F ^a   Carvalho, F G ^a   Leitao F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b Technical Centre   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BELT CONVEYORS; CALCIUM; CEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAMMA RAYS; IRON; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RAW MATERIALS; SILICON;

PROMPT GAMMA NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (PGNAA); SOFTWARE PACKAGE MCNP 4A;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

CEMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031251905     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00130-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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