A low background neutron flux monitor for the n_TOF facility at CERN

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

Volumn 517, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 389-398

  Marrone, S ^a,b   Mastinu, P F ^c   Abbondanno, U ^d   Baccomi, R ^d   Boscolo Marchi, E ^c   Bustreo, N ^c   Colonna, N ^a   Gramegna, F ^c   Loriggiola, M ^c   Marigo, S ^c   Milazzo, P M ^d   Moreau, C ^d   Sacchetti, M ^a   Tagliente, G ^a   Terlizzi, R ^a,b   Vannini, G ^e   Aerts, G ^f   Berthomieux, E ^f   Cano Ott, D ^g   Cennini, P ^h   Domingo Pardo, C ⁱ   Ferrant, L ^j   Gonzalez Romero, E ^g   Gunsing, F ^f   Heil, M ^k   Kaeppeler, F ^k   Papaevangelou, T ^l   Paradela, C ^m   Pavlopoulos, P ⁿ   Perrot, L ^f   Plag, R ^k   Tain, J L ⁱ   Wendler, H ^h   more..

^a INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^d SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f CEA SACLAY   (France)

^g CIEMAT   (Spain)

^h CERN   (Switzerland)

ⁱ CSIC   (Spain)

^j CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^k KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^l ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

ⁿ PÔLE UNIVERSITAIRE LÉONARD DE VINCI   (France)

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Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Monte Carlo simulations; Neutron flux; Silicon detectors

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISSION REACTIONS; LITHIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

NEUTRON CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENT; NEUTRON FLUX;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0346338231     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.09.060     Document Type: Article

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