Natural fibre high-density polyethylene and lead oxide composites for radiation shielding

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-195

  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

Attenuation coefficient; Fibre plastic composites; Neutron and gamma spectra; Removal cross section

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION SHIELDING; RECYCLING; SPECTROMETERS;

PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION TECHNIQUE;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

LEAD OXIDE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; STILBENE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLLIMATOR; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; FIBER; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION SHIELD; REACTOR; SCINTILLATION;

COMPOSITES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LEAD OXIDE; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION SHIELDS; RECYCLING;

EID: 0037368365     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00470-X     Document Type: Article

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