Investigations on landmine detection by neutron-based techniques

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-20

  Csikai, J ^a,b   Doczi R ^a,b   Kiraly B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Activation analysis; Neutron cross sections; Neutron moderation; Neutron reactions; Neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ISOTOPES; NEUTRON REFLECTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REACTION KINETICS; SOILS;

ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES (APM); NEUTRON FLUX; PERTURBATION FACTOR; REACTION RATES;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; OXYGEN; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EXPLOSION; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON RADIATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL POLLUTION;

BLAST INJURIES; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOIL; WAR;

EID: 2442492045     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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