Thermal neutron detection with pyrolytic boron nitride

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 591, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 530-533

  McGregor, D S ^a   Unruh, T C ^a   McNeil, W J ^a  

^a 129 Seaton Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Semiconductor neutron detectors; Solid state neutron detectors

Indexed keywords

BORON; BORON NITRIDE; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

NEUTRON DETECTION; PYROLYTIC BORON NITRIDE (PBN);

NITRIDES;

EID: 45449087704     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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