Neutron detectors for active interrogation of highly enriched uranium

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1677-1681

  Moss, C E ^a   Goulding, C A ^a   Hollas, C L ^a   Myers, W L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active interrogation; Bremsstrablung; Linear accelerators; Neutron detectors; Neutron generators

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE INTERROGATION; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; FISSION NEUTRONS; NEUTRON GENERATORS;

ATTENUATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FISSION REACTIONS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MODERATORS; PHOTONS; POLYETHYLENES; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHIELDING; STATISTICAL METHODS; URANIUM;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 4444324949     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.832992     Document Type: Conference Paper

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