Determination of 235U enrichment with a large volume CZT detector

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

Volumn 556, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 219-227

  Mortreau, Patricia ^a   Berndt, Reinhard ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CdTeZn detectors; Gamma spectrometry; Non destructive assay; Nuclear material; Nuclear safeguards; Room temperature semiconductor gamma ray detectors; Uranium enrichment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SPECTROMETERS; STEEL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; URANIUM;

CDZNTE DETECTORS; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NON-DESTRUCTIVE ASSAY; NUCLEAR MATERIAL; NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS; URANIUM ENRICHMENT;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 29144432719     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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