Improvement of response of CR-39 nuclear track detectors in fast neutron dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 85, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 113-116

  Brede, H J ^a   Gisbertz, A ^b   Kohler I ^b   Pitt, E ^b   Scharmann, A ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; EVALUATION; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTICLE RADIATION; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0032766962     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032813     Document Type: Conference Paper

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