Solid-state detector system for measuring concentrations of tritiated water vapour and other radioactive gases

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

Volumn 432, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 505-526

  Nunes, J C ^a   Surette, R A ^a   Wood, M J ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); GASES; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODIODES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SOLID STATE DEVICES; TRITIUM; VAPORS;

CESIUM IODIDE SCINTILLATOR; RADIOACTIVE GASES; TRITIATED WATER VAPOR;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0033169439     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00478-7     Document Type: Article

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