Analysis of doppler-broadened peak in thermal neutron induced 10B(n, αγ)7Li reaction using hypergram

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-123

  Choi, Hee Dong ^a   Jung, Nam Suk ^a   Park, Byung Gun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

10B(n, )7Li peak analysis; Convoluted germanium detector line shape; Doppler broadened line shape formulae; Kinematic broadening; Phenomenological stopping power

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349094714     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5516/net.2009.41.1.113     Document Type: Article

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