The response of various neutron dose meters considering the application at a high energy particle accelerator

Kerntechnik

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 172-179

  Gutermuth, Frank ^a   Radon, Trosten ^a   Fehrenbacher, Georg ^a   Festag, Johannes Georg ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS;

PULSED BEAMS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY REFERENCE; FLUENCES; HIGH-ENERGY PARTICLES; MONTE CARLO CODES; NEUTRON DOSE; NEUTRON FIELDS; PASSIVE DETECTORS; REFERENCE FIELD;

EID: 0141828961     PISSN: 09323902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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