Energy and directional distribution of neutrons

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 85, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 93-97

  Matzke, M ^a   D'Errico, F ^b,c   Hecker, O ^a   Luszik Bhadra, M ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRONICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0032798850     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032918     Document Type: Conference Paper

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