Neutron energy spectra unfolding from foil activation detector measurements with minuit

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 555, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 347-355

  Seghour, A ^a   Seghour, F Z ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Minuit; Neutron activation spectrometry; Neutron reactor spectra; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); INFORMATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SPECTROMETRY;

MINUIT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON REACTOR SPECTRA; UNFOLDING;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

EID: 28144458324     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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