Preparation of thin-film neutron converter foils for imaging detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3 III, 2004, Pages 1034-1038

  Veith, Gabriel M ^a   Dudney, Nancy J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron films; Gadolinium films; Lithium films; Neutron converter; Neutron detectors; Thin film devices

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; BORON; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE CONVERTERS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; NEUTRON SOURCES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

BORON FILMS; GADOLINIUM FILMS; LITHIUM FILMS; NEUTRON CONVERTERS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 3342991018     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.829366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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