A practical method for calculation of mass-attenuation coefficients of β particles

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 1918-1925

  Gurler O ^a   Yalcin S ^b  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ATTENUATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

EMISSION ENERGY SPECTRUM; FOIL THICKNESS; MASS-ATTENUATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 27844558796     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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