Online gamma dose-rate measurements by means of a self-powered gamma detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1914-1918

  Van Nieuwenhove, Rudi ^a   Vermeeren, Ludo ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Gamma ray detectors; Nuclear measurements; Self powered detectors

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; FUSION REACTORS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION;

GAMMA DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0036703290     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.801486     Document Type: Article

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