Potentialities and practical limitations of absolute neutron dosimetry using thin films of uranium and thorium applied to the fission track dating

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 651-656

  Bigazzi, G ^a   Guedes, S ^b   Hauler N, J C ^b   Iunes, P J ^b   Paulo, S R ^c   Oddone, M ^d   Osorio A, A M ^e   Zuniga G A ^b,f  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^f INSTITUTO PERUANO DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; MINERALS; NEUTRONS; THIN FILMS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

FISSION TRACK DATING; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; THORIUM THIN FILMS; URANIUM THIN FILMS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032590647     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00161-4     Document Type: Article

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