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The design of a portable cosmic ray three-band neutron detector.

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The design of a portable cosmic ray three-band neutron detector. / Monk, S. D.; Joyce, M. J.
In: Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 123, No. 1, 2007, p. 3-14.

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Monk, SD & Joyce, MJ 2007, 'The design of a portable cosmic ray three-band neutron detector.', Radiation Protection Dosimetry, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncl074

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Monk, S. D., & Joyce, M. J. (2007). The design of a portable cosmic ray three-band neutron detector. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 123(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncl074

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Monk SD, Joyce MJ. The design of a portable cosmic ray three-band neutron detector. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2007;123(1):3-14. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncl074

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Monk, S. D. ; Joyce, M. J. / The design of a portable cosmic ray three-band neutron detector. In: Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2007 ; Vol. 123, No. 1. pp. 3-14.

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