Neutron tomography for archaeological investigations

Journal of Neutron Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-36

  Kardjilov, Nikolay ^a   Fiori, Fabrizio ^b   Giunta, Giuseppe ^c   Hilger, André ^a,d   Rustichelli, Franco ^b   Strobl, Markus ^a,d   Banhart, John ^a   Triolo, Roberto ^e  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c ENI S P A   (Italy)

^d BEUTH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Neutron radiography; Neutron tomography; Thermal neutrons

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013585576     PISSN: 10238166     EISSN: 14772655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10238160600673201     Document Type: Article

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