Accuracy of the pulse height weighting technique for capture cross section measurements

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2002, Pages 689-692

  Tain, Jose L ^a   Gunsing, Frank ^b   Aniel Cano, Daniel ^c   Nicola, Colonna ^d   Domingo, Cesar ^a   Gonzalez, Enrique ^c   Heil, Michael ^e   Käppeler, Franz ^e   Makrone, Stefano ^d   Mastinu, Pierfrancesco ^f   Milazzo, Paolo M ^g   Papaevangelou, Thomas ^h   Pavlopoulos, Panagiotis ⁱ   Plag, Ralf ^e   Reifarth, Rene ^e   Tagliente, Giuseppe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b DSM/DAPNIA/SPhN ^*  (France)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^g SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^h ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

C inf 6 inf d inf 6 inf detectors; Monte carlo simulations; Neutron capture cross section; Nuclear statistical model; Pulse height weighting technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010527100     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2002.10875193     Document Type: Article

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