Neutron spectrometry at high mountain observatories

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 755-762

  Zanini, A ^a   Storini, M ^b   Visca, L ^a,c   Durisi, E A M ^a,d   Fasolo, F ^e   Perosino, M ^a,b   Borla, O ^a   Saavedra, O ^d  

^a SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b INAF   (Italy)

^c ASP   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e Fondazione Internazionale di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Dose evaluation; High altitude flights; High Mountain Observatories; Neutron spectra; Stratospheric balloons

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; COSMIC RAYS; DATA ACQUISITION; DETECTORS; METAL FOIL; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; POLYCARBONATES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

COSMIC RAY FLUX DATA; HIGH MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORIES (HMO); NEUTRON SPECTRA; PASSIVE DETECTORS;

OBSERVATORIES;

COSMIC RAY; OBSERVATORY; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 18144414295     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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