Neutron response study of two CR-39 personal dosemeters with air and Nylon converters

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 40, Issue 2-6, 2005, Pages 607-611

  Garcia M J ^a   Amgarou, K ^a   Domingo, C ^a   Fernandez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neutron dosimetry; PADC etched track detectors; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; ETCHING; HYDROGENATION; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

NEUTRON DETECTION; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PADC ETCH TRACK DETECTOR; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

EID: 27744522082     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.04.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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