Efficiency of neutron detection of superheated drops of Freon-22

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-39

  Das, Mala ^a   Roy, B ^a   Chatterjee, B K ^a   Roy, S C ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREONS; NEUTRON SOURCES; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

NEUTRON DETECTION EFFICIENCY;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0033077692     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00092-4     Document Type: Article

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