Comparison of neutron scintillation detectors with a 3He proportional counter for the spallation neutron source (SNS)

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 II, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 923-925

  Engels, R ^a   Kemmerling, G ^a   Rongen, H ^a   Schelten, J ^a   Cooper, R ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3He counter; Neutron scintillation detector; Spallation neutron source (SNS)

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; HELIUM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GAMMA SENSITIVITY; HELIUM PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; NEUTRON SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0036624576     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.1039590     Document Type: Article

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