High resolution neutron imaging at high counting rates with noiseless readout

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 270-275

  Tremsin, Anton S ^a,b   Vallerga, John V ^b   McPhate, Jason B ^b   Siegmund, Oswald H W ^a,b   Hull, Jeff S ^b   Feller, W Bruce ^c   Crow, Lowell ^d   Cooper, Ron G ^d  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NOVA Scientific Inc   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NEUTRONS;

COLD NEUTRONS; COUNTING RATES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; NEUTRON IMAGING; NUCLEAR SCIENCES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 48349098634     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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