Effective atomic numbers for photoabsorption in alloys in the energy region of absorption edges

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-453

  Prasad, S Guru ^a   Parthasaradhi, K ^a   Bloomer, W D ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; PHOTONS;

EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

ALLOY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; PHOTON; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION ATTENUATION;

EID: 0345337428     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(98)00213-8     Document Type: Article

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