Beryllium and graphite high-accuracy total cross-section measurements in the energy range from 24 to 900 keV

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-330

  Danon, Y ^a   Block, R C ^a   Rapp, M J ^a   Saglime, F J ^a   Leinweber, G ^b   Barry, D P ^b   Drindak, N J ^b   Hoole, J G ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; GRAPHITE; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRON SOURCES;

CROSS SECTION EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENT; CROSS-SECTION VALUES; NEUTRON TRANSMISSION; POTENTIAL INTERFERENCES; PULSED NEUTRON SOURCES; RESONANCE SCATTERING; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 62449252489     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE161-321     Document Type: Article

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