Ranges of 7Li Produced in 10B(n,α)7*Li Reaction*

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-49

  Sakai, Yoichi ^a   Yonezawa, Chushiro ^b   Matsue, Hideaki ^b   Magara, Masaaki ^b   Sawahata, Hiroyuki ^c   Ito, Yasuo ^c  

^a DAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

10B(n, )7*Li reaction; Boron neutroncapture therapy; Doppler broadening; Line shape of prompt ray; Range of 7Li

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343974730     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.72.1.45     Document Type: Article

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