Exposure of Gd2 O3-alanine and Gd2 O3-ammonium tartrate ESR dosimeters to thermal neutrons: Experiments and Monte Carlo simulations

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 471-475

  Marrale, M ^a,b   Gennaro, G ^a   Brai, M ^a,b   Basile, S ^a,b   Bartolotta, A ^a,b   D'Oca, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Unita CNISM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alanine; Ammonium tartrate; ESR dosimetry; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

AMMONIUM TARTRATE; CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMS; DOSIMETER MIXTURES; NEUTRON CAPTURE; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 46549086016     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.11.024     Document Type: Article

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