Monte Carlo simulations for design of the KFUPM PGNAA facility

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-98

  Naqvi, A A ^a   Nagadi, M M ^a   Khateeb ur Rehman, ^a   Maslehuddin, M ^a   Kidwai, S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

2.8 MeV neutrons; Cement samples; Monte Carlo calculations; PGNAA

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MODERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION DETECTORS;

THERMAL NEUTRONS;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

CEMENT; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 0037313548     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00331-6     Document Type: Article

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