Fast neutron spectra determination by threshold activation detectors using neural networks

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-191

  Kardan, M R ^a,b   Koohi Fayegh, R ^c   Setayeshi, S ^a   Ghiassi Nejad, M ^b,d  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

^c FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Accident dosimetry; Neural network; Neutron spectra; Threshold activation detector; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON SPECTRA; THRESHOLD ACTIVATION DETECTORS; UNFOLDINGS;

NEUTRON SCATTERING;

EID: 1042292799     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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