Noniterative unfolding algorithm for neutron spectrum measurements with bonner spheres

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-35

  Garcia Dommguez, E ^a   Vega Carrillo, H R ^a   De Miramontes Leon, G ^a   McBride, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bonner spheres spectrometer; Deconvolution; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON DETECTORS;

BONNER SPHERE SPECTROMETER; DECONVOLUTION;

NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0033075228     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.747764     Document Type: Article

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