Point Scattered Function (PScF) for fast neutron radiography

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 267, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2545-2549

  Hassan, Mohamed H ^a  

^a Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fast; MCNP; Neutron; PScF; Radiography; Scattering

Indexed keywords

D-D NEUTRON SOURCE; DETECTOR SURFACES; DIVERGENCE ANGLE; EMITTING SOURCES; FAST; GAUSSIAN FUNCTIONS; IMAGE RESTORATION; MCNP; NEUTRON IMAGING; POINT SCATTERED FUNCTION; PSCF; SAMPLE GEOMETRY; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SAMPLE-TO-DETECTOR DISTANCE; SCATTERED NEUTRON; SCATTERING EFFECTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; VARYING THICKNESS;

ALUMINA; CURVE FITTING; EXPLOSIVES; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; GUNS (ARMAMENT); IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRON SOURCES; RADIOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

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EID: 67649959704     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.05.062     Document Type: Article

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