Generalizations of Ruby's formula for the geometric efficiency of a parallel-disk source and detector system

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

Volumn 562, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 146-153

  Conway, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bessel functions; Detectors; Radiating disks; Ruby's formula; Solid angle

Indexed keywords

BESSEL FUNCTIONS; LIGHT EMISSION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ELLIPTIC INTEGRALS; RADIATING DISKS; RUBY'S FORMULA; SOLID ANGLE;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 33646768197     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.02.197     Document Type: Article

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