High-energy neutron dosimetry with superheated drop detectors

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 100, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 529-532

  D'Errico, F ^a   Agosteo, S ^b   Sannikov, A V ^c   Silari, M ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^d CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; FLUORINE; HEAVY ION;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; SPECTRUM; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036390666     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a005929     Document Type: Article

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