On the use of prompt gamma-ray neutron activation analysis for determining phase amounts in multiphase flow

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Wang, Jiaxin ^a   Li, Fusheng ^a   Gardner, Robin P ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiphase flow; Prompt gamma ray neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CESIUM; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELLS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CYLINDRICAL SAMPLES; EXTREME CONDITIONS; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; MONTE CARLO LIBRARY LEAST SQUARES (MCLLS); NEUTRON INTERACTIONS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT; PROMPT GAMMA-RAY NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 51349091022     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/9/094005     Document Type: Article

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