Studies on new neutron-sensitive dosimeters using an optically stimulated luminescence technique

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

Volumn 269, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1465-1470

  Kulkarni, M S ^a   Luszik Bhadra, M ^b   Behrens, R ^b   Muthe, K P ^a   Rawat, N S ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Sharma, D N ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Al 2O3:C; Albedo technique; Neutron dosimetry; Optically stimulated luminescence

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO TECHNIQUE; DOSE EQUIVALENT; MELT PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; MONO-ENERGETIC NEUTRONS; NEUTRON CONVERTERS; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON ENERGY; NEUTRON RESPONSE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RECOIL PROTON;

ALUMINUM; CESIUM; DETECTORS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; LUMINESCENCE; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; PHOSPHORS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SOLAR RADIATION;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 79957608364     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.02.087     Document Type: Article

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