H*(10) response of the REM-2 recombination chamber in monoenergetic neutron fields

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-144

  Golnik, N ^a   Brede, H J ^b   Guldbakke, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY   (Poland)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0031454285     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032189     Document Type: Article

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