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To: AppyPappy
Lead will stop the gammas--but you need lots of low-density material (hydrogen, et cetera) to stop the neutrons.
9 posted on 09/12/2002 10:21:34 AM PDT by Poohbah
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To: Poohbah
Lead will stop the gammas--but you need lots of low-density material (hydrogen, et cetera) to stop the neutrons.

Really dumb question here: What instrument does one use to detect neutron radiation, how does it work, and how portable and fragile is it?

58 posted on 09/12/2002 10:33:40 AM PDT by Chemist_Geek
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