The Ribon extended self-shielding model

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-24

  Hébert, Alain ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CORRELATION METHODS; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY;

CORRELATED WEIGHT MATRIX; CPU RESOURCES; RIBON EXTENDED SELF-SHIELDING MODEL;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 24744454201     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE151-1-24     Document Type: Article

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