Low-energy neutron propagation in MCNPX and GEANT4

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

Volumn 560, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 454-459

  Lemrani, R ^a   Robinson, M ^b   Kudryavtsev, V A ^b   De Jesus, M ^c   Gerbier, G ^a   Spooner, N J C ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

( , n) reactions; Dark matter; Neutron background; Neutron flux; Neutron shielding; Radioactivity; Spontaneous fission; WIMPs

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; HYDROCARBONS; LEAD; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCKS;

DARK MATTER; NEUTRON BACKGROUND; NEUTRON FLUX; NEUTRON SHIELDING; REACTIONS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION; WIMPS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 33646094734     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.238     Document Type: Article

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