A comparison of the neutron thermalization and reflection methods used for bulk hydrogen analysis

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 764-768

  Csikai, J ^a,b   Doczi R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hydrogen and C H ratio detection; Neutron flux determination; Neutron moderation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; HYDROGEN; REFLECTION; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

C/H RATIO DETECTION; NEUTRON FLUX DETERMINATION; NEUTRON MODERATION;

NEUTRONS;

HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEUTRON; NEUTRON REFLECTION; NEUTRON THERMALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; NEUTRONS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34248208662     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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