Universal curve of the thermal neutron self-shielding factor in foils, wires, spheres and cylinders

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 637-643

  Martinho, E ^a   Salgado, J ^a   Goncalves I F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOIL; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR;

EID: 4344563105     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JRNC.0000037107.17274.16     Document Type: Article

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