ESR response to 60Co-rays of ammonium tartrate pellets using Gd2 O3 as additive

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-231

  Brai, M ^a,b   Gennaro, G ^a   Marrale, M ^a,b   Tranchina, L ^a   Bartolotta, A ^a,b   D'Oca, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonium tartrate; ESR; Gd2 O3 ammonium tartrate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COBALT; ISOTOPES; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROBABILITY;

AMMONIUM TARTRATE; ATOMIC NUMBER; LOWEST DETECTABLE DOSE (LDD);

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34248548771     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.01.035     Document Type: Article

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