Sensitization effects of CR-39 neutron dosimeters pre-treated with CO<sub>2 </sub>under various pressures and durations

Yang ZHAO; Xie WANG; Binyuan XIA; Shuo LI; Liang WANG; Weiying PENG; Kezhao LIU; Zhonghua XIONG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.100404

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 10, 100404(2024)

Sensitization effects of CR-39 neutron dosimeters pre-treated with CO₂under various pressures and durations

Yang ZHAO, Xie WANG, Binyuan XIA, Shuo LI, Liang WANG, Weiying PENG, Kezhao LIU, and Zhonghua XIONG^*

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Institute of Material Research, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621700, China

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Category: NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Received: Jan. 21, 2024

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Published Online: Dec. 13, 2024

The Author Email: XIONG Zhonghua (XIONGZhonghua)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.100404

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