Investigation of the effect of some irradiation parameters on the response of various types of dosimeters to electron irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 339-343

  Farah, K ^a   Kuntz, F ^b   Kadri, O ^a   Ghedira, L ^c  

^a Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucleaires Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b Aer BP23 67305 Schiltigheim C   (France)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Dosimeter films; Electron beams; Irradiation temperature effects; Post irradiation stability

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON IRRADIATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POLYMERS;

DOSIMETER FILMS; POST-IRRADIATION STABILITY;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

POLYMER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; FILM; FILM DOSIMETER; IRRADIATION; RADIATION FIELD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 4143136512     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.05.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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