Monte Carlo simulation of the new time-of-flight powder diffractometer EXED at the Hahn-Meitner-Institut

Journal of Neutron Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-165

  Lieutenant, K ^a,b   Peters, J ^a   Mezei, F ^a,c  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi spectral moderator; Diffractometer; Extraction system; Focussing system; MC simulation; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013611590     PISSN: 10238166     EISSN: 14772655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10238160600766294     Document Type: Article

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