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Neutron Test Results of Preliminary Measurements and Calculations Using a Handheld Instrument

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Author(s)

Leticia S. Pibida, Craig Heimbach, Bruce R. Norman, Alan Keith Thompson, Maynard S. Dewey

Abstract

Initial neutron measurements and calculations were performed to investigate the response of handheld radionuclide identifiers (RIDs) to neutron sources with different moderators/scattering conditions
Citation
Technical Note (NIST TN) - 1788
Report Number
1788
NIST Pub Series
Technical Note (NIST TN)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

neutron detection, handheld radionuclide identifiers, RIDs, 252Cf moderators/scattering conditions
Neutron research, Radiation, Public safety and Resilience

Citation

Pibida, L. , Heimbach, C. , Norman, B. , , A. and Dewey, M. (2013), Neutron Test Results of Preliminary Measurements and Calculations Using a Handheld Instrument, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1788 (Accessed April 19, 2024)

Created March 18, 2013, Updated November 10, 2018