Thermal-neutron intensities in soils irradiated by fast neutrons from point sources

Chemical Geology

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 47-61

  Shue, S L ^a   Faw, R E ^a   Shultis, J K ^a  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray neutron activation analysis; Irradiation geometry; Soil type; Thermal neutron intensities

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; SOIL; THERMAL NEUTRON INTENSITY;

EID: 0031870320     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00108-3     Document Type: Article

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