Development and implementation of K0-INAA standardization at 10 MW Pakistan research reactor-1

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 651-655

  Wasim, M ^a   Arif, M ^a   Zaidi, J H ^a   Anwar, Y ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

K0 INNA; Neutron flux characterization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450160190     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2009.1657     Document Type: Article

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