Ionization chambers

Metrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Schrader, H ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES;

INSTRUMENT CALIBRATIONS; IONIZATION-CHAMBER MEASURING SYSTEMS;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

EID: 34547679968     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/44/4/S07     Document Type: Article

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