Neutron spectrometry in mixed fields: NE213/BC501A liquid scintillation spectrometers

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 95-109

  Klein, H ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 0942266343     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006391     Document Type: Article

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