Combined calorimetry/neutron coincidence counting/gamma spectrometry (CANEGA) measurements for plutonium mass and isotopic assay

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

Volumn 543, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 608-618

  Abousahl, S ^a   Van Belle, P ^a   Ottmar, H ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; High resolution gamma spectrometry; Neutron coincidence counting; Nondestructive plutonium assay; Plutonium isotopics

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; COMPOSITION; GAMMA RAYS; ISOTOPES; NEUTRON EMISSION; NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

HIGH-RESOLUTION GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON COINCIDENCE COUNTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE PLUTONIUM ASSAY; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPICS;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 17644393524     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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