Advanced passive detectors for neutron dosimetry and spectrometry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 183-186

  Tommasino, L ^a  

^a APAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL OXIDE; PLASTIC; SILICON;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FISSION NEUTRON; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTROMETRY; TIME;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 4644339725     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch167     Document Type: Article

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