Low-level gamma-ray spectrometry for analysing fusion plasma conditions

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

Volumn 591, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 383-393

  Wieslander, J S Elisabeth ^a,f   Hult, Mikael ^a   Bonheure, Georges ^b   Arnold, Dirk ^c   Dombrowski, Harald ^c   Gasparro, Joël ^a   Laubenstein, Matthias ^d   Marissens, Gerd ^a   Vermaercke, Peter ^e  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^e BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activation; Charged particles; Thermonuclear fusion; Ultra low level gamma ray spectrometry; Underground laboratory

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; CHARGED PARTICLES; MAGNETIC DEVICES; NEUTRONS; PLASMAS; RADIOISOTOPES;

THERMONUCLEAR FUSION; ULTRA LOW-LEVEL GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY; UNDERGROUND LABORATORY;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 46549085301     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.02.052     Document Type: Article

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