Design of a fast neutron coincidence counter

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 10-12, 1997, Pages 1549-1555

  Miller, M C ^a,b   Byrd, R C ^a,b   Ensslin, N ^a,b   Feldman, W C ^a,b   Krick, M S ^a,b   Prettyman, T H ^a,b   Russo, P A ^a,b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Bicron Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BORON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HELIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON ABSORPTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

BORON LOADED PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR ARRAYS; FAST NEUTRON COINCIDENCE COUNTERS (FNCC);

PHOSPHORS;

ACCURACY; CONFERENCE PAPER; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031252001     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00155-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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