Effective atomic numbers and mass attenuation coefficients of some thermoluminescent dosimetric compounds for total photon interaction

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 148-153

  Shivaramu, ^a   Amutha, R ^a   Ramprasath, V ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; PHOTONS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ATOMIC NUMBERS; BRAGGS MIXTURE; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRIC COMPOUNDS; TOTAL PHOTON INTERACTION;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032650875     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE99-A2056     Document Type: Article

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