Neutron response functions for superheated droplet detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1907-1912

  Lessard, Louis ^a   Hamel, Louis André ^a,b   Zacek, Viktor ^a  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE CHAMBERS; DROP FORMATION; GELS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

NEUTRON RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SUPERHEATED DROPLET DETECTORS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0033306971     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.819251     Document Type: Article

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