Cosmic neutron intensity at sea level near the zero degree geomagnetic latitude

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-421

  Chung, C ^a   Chen, C Y ^a   Kung, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COSMIC RAYS; GEOMAGNETISM; REEFS; SEA LEVEL;

COSMIC NEUTRON INTENSITY;

NEUTRONS;

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CORAL; COSMIC RADIATION; NEUTRON; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE;

EID: 0032054458     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00283-2     Document Type: Article

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