A 7-9 MeV isotopic gamma-ray source for detector testing

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 413, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 249-254

  Rogers, Joel G ^a   Andreaco, Mark S ^b   Moisan, Christian ^a   Thorson, Ian M ^a  

^a TRIUMF   (Canada)

^b CTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays; Isotopic source

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMERICIUM; BERYLLIUM; CALIFORNIUM; GAMMA RAYS; NICKEL; PARAFFINS; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

ISOTOPIC SOURCES;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

EID: 0345870052     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00097-7     Document Type: Article

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