Performance of a neutron spectrometer based on a PIN diode

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 116, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 180-184

  Agosteo, Stefano ^a,b   D'Angelo, G ^a,b   Fazzi, A ^a,b   Para, A Foglio ^a   Pola, A ^a,b   Ventura, L ^c   Zotto, P ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; POLYETHYLENE; PROTON; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; ELECTRON; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; SPECTROMETER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 31544446602     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci102     Document Type: Article

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