Experimental study of Xe-Ne proportional counters for X-ray detection

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 523-525

  Borges, F I G M ^a   Santos, F P ^a   Amaro, F ^a   Dias, T H V T ^a   Veloso, J F C A ^b   Conde, C A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION COUNTERS; X RAYS;

ELECTRON CLOUDS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS (PC); RADIATION ENTRANCE;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 23844462544     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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