Measurement of passive neutron multiplicity counter gate utilization factors and comparisons with theory

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

Volumn 453, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 553-568

  Croft, S ^a   Bourva, L C A ^b  

^a Harwell Instruments Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; SHIFT REGISTERS;

MULTIPLICITY SHIFT REGISTER; PASSIVE NEUTRON MULTIPLICITY COUNTING;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0034292252     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00453-8     Document Type: Article

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