Intercomparison of radiation protection devices in a high-energy stray neutron field, Part I: Monte Carlo simulations

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 649-659

  Rollet, S ^a   Agosteo, S ^b   Fehrenbacher, G ^c   Hranitzky, C ^a   Radon, T ^c   Wind, M ^a  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK EXPERIMENTS; CARBON IONS; CARBON TARGETS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GERMANY; HIGH ENERGY; INTERCOMPARISONS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NEUTRON FIELDS; RADIATION DOSIMETRY; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; REACTOR CORES;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 70349897344     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.03.029     Document Type: Article

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