On the properties of the chord length distribution, from integral geometry to reactor physics

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1391-1400

  Mazzolo, Alain ^a   Roesslinger, Benoît ^a   Diop, Cheikh M ^a  

^a DEN/DM2S/SERMA/LEPP ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

INTEGRAL GEOMETRY;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0038813409     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(03)00084-7     Document Type: Article

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