Response of piezoelectric acoustic emission sensors to gamma radiation

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 536, 2004, Pages 559-565

  Holbert, Keith E ^a   Sankaranarayanan, Sriram ^a   McCready, Steven S ^b   Spearing, Dane R ^b   Heger, A Sharif ^b  

^a AZ 85281   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; DOSIMETERS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POLARIZATION; SENSORS;

DIGITAL WAVE SENSORS; POLARIZING FIELDS; REACTOR PULSES; TEMPERATURE RISE;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 23844494211     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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