POLYETHYLENE FILTER FOR THE TNF2 THERMAL NEUTRON FACILITY

The Standard Thermal Neutron Flux Unit, TNF2, in (LNMRI/IRD)(1,  2), was built for neutron detector and survey meter calibrations. The facility's fluence is achieved by moderation of four 241Am-Be with a graphite core and paraffin/graphite blocks surrounding it. Due to the small channel dimensi...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2023-03, Vol.199 (3), p.ncac255 187 190-190
Main Authors: Astuto, Achilles, Patrão, Karla C S, Fonseca, Evaldo S, Pereira, Walsan W, Lopes, Ricardo T
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