Neutron spectrometry in mixed fields: Multisphere spectrometers

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 37-72

  Alevra, A V ^a   Thomas, David J ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ACCURACY; AMPLIFIER; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PHYSICS; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETER; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0942298903     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006388     Document Type: Review

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