Reactor neutrino detection for non-proliferation with the NUCIFER experiment

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5 PART 2, 2010, Pages 2732-2739

  Porta, A ^a   Bui, V M ^a   Cribier, M ^b   Fallot, M ^a   Fechner, M ^c   Giot, L ^a   Lasserre, T ^c   Letourneau, A ^c   Lhuillier, D ^c   Martino, J ^a   Mention, G ^c   Motta, D ^c   Mueller, Th A ^c   Queval, R ^c   Sida, J L ^c   Varignon, C ^d   Yermia, F ^a  

^a SUBATECH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Detection; neutrino; reactor; safeguard

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND REJECTION; DETECTION; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; DETECTOR RESPONSE; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; LIQUID SCINTILLATOR DETECTORS; NEUTRINO; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINO PHYSICS; NON-INTRUSIVE; NON-PROLIFERATION; REACTOR; SAFEGUARD; THERMAL POWER; VOLUME DETECTORS;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GADOLINIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLUTONIUM;

DETECTORS;

EID: 79953782268     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2035119     Document Type: Article

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