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Self-Powered Detector Response to Thermal and Epithermal Neutron Flux

M. N. Agu, H. Petitcolas

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 107 / Number 4 / April 1991 / Pages 374-384

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE91-A23799

Theoretical and experimental studies of the responses of various self-powered neutron detectors are carried out. Among the emitter materials studied are cobalt, hafnium, erbium, silver, rhodium, and gadolinium. The results are in good agreement with those found in the literature.