Design of a large-area fast neutron directional detector

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 93-97

  Vanier, Peter E ^a   Forman, Leon ^a,b   Salwen, Cynthia ^a   Dioszegi, Istvan ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Ion Focus Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

ENERGY DEPOSITION; GIGASAMPLE PER SECOND; SCINTILLATOR PADDLES;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 38649093635     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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