Degradation of the scintillation yield of anthracene under high-fluence carbon ion beams

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-287

  Broggio, D ^a   Jung, J M ^a   Barillon, R ^a   Yamauchi, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY OF MERCANTILE MARINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthracene; Ionoluminescence; Scintillation yield decrease; Scintillation yield measurement

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON; DATA REDUCTION; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIATION; SCINTILLATION;

ANTHRACENE; IONOLUMINESCENCE; SCINTILLATION YIELD DECREASE; SCINTILLATION YIELD MEASUREMENT;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 9544247736     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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