Measurement of the neutron detection sensitivity of a liquid in metastable states

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-124

  Sawamura, T ^a   Joji, T ^a,b   Homma, A ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; LIQUID; MODEL; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0037275472     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006122     Document Type: Review

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