Response of PN3 dosimeters to239 Pu-Be neutrons

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-244

  Belafrites, A ^a,b   Nourreddine, A ^a   Mouhssine, D ^a   Nachab, A ^a   Boucenna, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JIJEL   (Algeria)

^c FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Automatic track counting; Fast neutron dosimetry; PN3; Response

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ETCHING; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATION DETECTORS;

AUTOMATIC TRACK COUNTING; FAST NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PN3; RESPONSE;

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 9544248663     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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