Abstract
Moderately superheated drops of liquid in a gel will vaporize when exposed to neutrons. The basic characteristics of such detectors are described, with emphasis on a model for the dynamics of the process of vapor bubble nucleation.
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Apfel, R.E., Chu, BT., Mengel, J. (1982). Superheated drop nucleation for neutron detection. In: van Wijngaarden, L. (eds) Mechanics and Physics of Bubbles in Liquids. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7532-3_10
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