Influence of magnetite and boron carbide on radiation attenuation of cement-fiber/composite

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-403

  El Sayed Abdo, A ^a   Ali, M A M ^b   Ismail, M R ^b  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BORON CARBIDE; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MAGNETITE; NATURAL FIBERS; NEUTRON BEAMS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPECTROMETERS;

AGRICULTURAL FIBERS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037332690     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(02)00074-9     Document Type: Article

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