Cosmic coincidences: Investigations for neutron background suppression

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-105

  Heimbach, Craig R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Background; Coincidence; Cosmic ray; Muon; Neutron; Special nuclear material

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON ABSORPTION; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS;

COSMIC COINCIDENCES; COSMIC RAY INTERACTIONS; MUONS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 34247619417     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.112.007     Document Type: Article

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