Radiator effect on plastic nuclear track detectors for high-energy neutrons

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 36, Issue 1-6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 119-124

  Oda, K ^a   Imasaka, Y ^a   Tsukahara, K ^a   Yamauchi, T ^a   Nakane, Y ^b   Yamaguchi, Y ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY OF MERCANTILE MARINE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deuterized hydrocarbon; High energy neutron; Plastic track detector; Radiator

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IONS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0041863964     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00107-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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