A cryogenic radiometer for absolute neutron rate measurement

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4280-4293

  Chowdhuri, Z ^a,c,d   Hansen, G L ^a   Jane, V ^a   Keith, C D ^a,e   Lozowski, W M ^a   Snow, W M ^a   Dewey, M S ^b   Gilliam, D M ^b   Greene, G L ^b,f,g   Nico, J S ^b   Thompson, A K ^b   Wietfeldt, F E ^b,h  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^g OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; LITHIUM ALLOYS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

NEUTRON RATES;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 0142167407     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1605492     Document Type: Article

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