Determination and validation of a response matrix for a passive Bonner sphere spectrometer based on gold foils

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 1104-1107

  Bedogni, R ^a   Esposito, A ^a   Gentile, A ^a   Angelone, M ^b   Gualdrini, G ^c  

^a INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bonner spheres; Gold activation foils; Monte Carlo; Neutron spectrometry

Indexed keywords

GOLD; NEUTRONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPHERES;

(MIN ,MAX ,+) FUNCTIONS; BONNER SPHERE SPECTROMETER (BSS); FLUENCE RATES; GOLD ACTIVATION; GOLD FOILS; NATIONAL LABORATORIES; NEUTRON FIELDS; NEUTRON SPECTRUM; PHOTON FLUENCE; PROTECTION GROUP; RE SEARCH GROUP; RESPONSE MATRICES;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

EID: 44949088580     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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