Neutron production from polyethylene and common spacecraft materials

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6 I, 2001, Pages 2029-2033

  Maurer, Richard H ^a   Roth, David R ^a   Kinnison, James D ^a   Jordan, Thomas M ^b   Heilbronn, Lawrence H ^c   Miller, Jack ^c   Zeitlin, Cary J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Experimental and Mathematical Physics Consultants   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

High energy neutrons; Neutron moderation; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IRON; NEUTRON BEAMS; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATION SHIELDING; SPACECRAFT;

COMMON SPACECRAFT MATERIALS;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

IRON; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; HUMAN; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NEUTRON; NON-NASA CENTER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE FLIGHT;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IRON; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEUTRONS; POLYETHYLENE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0035544818     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.983167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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