Gamma dosimetry using commercial PMMA optical fibres for nuclear environments

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5855 PART I, Issue , 2005, Pages 499-502

  Fernandez, A ^a   O'Keeffe, S ^b   Fitzpatrick, C ^b   Brichard, B ^a   Berghmans, F ^a   Lewis, E ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RADIOMETRY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

GAMMA DOSIMETRY; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; REAL-TIME DOSIMETRY;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 28544442825     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.624005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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