Gamma dosimetry using Red 4034 Harwell dosimeters in mixed fission neutrons and gamma environments

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 505-509

  Fernandez, A Fernandez ^a,b   Brichard, B ^a   Ooms, H ^a   Van Nieuwenhove, R ^a,c   Berghmans, F ^a,d  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Fission reactors; Gamma ray detectors; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; FISSION REACTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

FISSION NEUTRONS; GAMMA DOSIMETRY; GAMMA-RAY DETECTORS; NEUTRON FIELDS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 18444363608     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.846875     Document Type: Article

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