A study of fast neutron beam geometry and energy distribution using triple-α reactions

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-19

  Abdel Moneim, A M ^a   Abdel Naby, A ^b,c  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ETCHING; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECTROMETRY;

ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; NEUTRON BEAM GEOMETRY;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

EID: 1642332343     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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