The IRSN installations dedicated to the metrology of neutrons;Les installations de l'IRSN dédiées à la métrologie des neutrons

Radioprotection

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-32

  Gressier, V ^a   Pochat, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

accelerators; calibration; neutron fields; source

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONO-ENERGETIC NEUTRONS; NEUTRON DETECTION SYSTEM; NEUTRON FIELDS; NEUTRON FLUENCES; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; SOURCE;

CALIBRATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE PROSPECTING; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 37449030605     PISSN: 00338451     EISSN: 1769700X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/radiopro:2005028     Document Type: Article

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