Unfolding of polonium distribution in depth of irradiated lead-bismuth eutectic from α-particle pulse-height distribution

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1307-1311

  Miura, Terumitsu ^a   Obara, Toru ^a   Sekimoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coolant; LBE; Polonium; UFOQ; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLONIUM; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RADIOISOTOPES;

DEEPER LAYER; POLONIUM DISTRIBUTION; UNFOLDING;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

BISMUTH; LEAD; POLONIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SHIELD; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 4544374179     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.02.023     Document Type: Article

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