Monte Carlo calculations of the neutron coincidence gate utilisation factor for passive neutron coincidence counting

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 431, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 485-508

  Bourva, L C A ^a   Croft, S ^a  

^a Harwell Instruments Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS;

NEUTRON COINCIDENCE COUNTING; NEUTRON COINCIDENCE GATE UTILIZATION FACTOR;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0033154022     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00381-2     Document Type: Article

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