Measurement of photon mass attenuation coefficients of plutonium from 60 to 2615 keV

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

Volumn 581, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 765-771

  Rettschlag, M ^a   Berndt, R ^a   Mortreau, P ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Germanium detector; Mass attenuation coefficients; Photon; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS;

GERMANIUM DETECTOR; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 35348874815     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.08.165     Document Type: Article

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