A combined use of the BD-PND and BDT bubble detectors in neutron dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 573-577

  Vanhavere, F ^a   Loos, M ^a   Plompen, A J M ^b   Wattecamps, E ^b   Thierens, H ^c  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; EFFICIENCY; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PERFORMANCE;

NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; SENSITIVITY FUNCTIONS;

BUBBLE CHAMBERS;

EID: 0032183837     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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