New developments on electrochemical etching processes at the atomic energy organization of Iran

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-120

  Sohrabi, M ^a  

^a National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; DOSIMETRY; ETCHING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; PARTICLE DETECTORS; POLYCARBONATES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SPECTROMETRY;

ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING; ETHYLENE DIAMINE; IRAN; PHOTONEUTRONS;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 0032590748     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00126-2     Document Type: Article

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