Characterisation of a neutron calibration facility at the SCK•CEN

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2867, Issue , 1996, Pages 313-316

  Vanhavere, F ^a   Vermeersch, F ^a   Cuynen, P ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS;

CALIBRATION FACTORS; CORRECTION METHOD; IRRADIATION FACILITIES; NEUTRON MONITORS; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; NON-UNIFORMITIES; SCATTERED COMPONENT; SCATTERED NEUTRON;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 85037443156     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.267924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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