Shielding data for 100-250 MeV proton accelerators: Double differential neutron distributions and attenuation in concrete

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 581-598

  Agosteo, S ^a   Magistris, M ^b   Mereghetti, A ^a,b   Silari, M ^b   Zajacova, Z ^b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Attenuation length; Dose equivalent; Neutron double differential distribution; Proton accelerator; Shielding; Source term

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

ATTENUATION LENGTH; DOSE EQUIVALENT; NEUTRON DOUBLE DIFFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; SOURCE TERM;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 36448942542     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.09.046     Document Type: Article

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