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A new concept of fusion neutron monitoring for PF-1000 device Cover

A new concept of fusion neutron monitoring for PF-1000 device

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|Mar 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2017-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 22
Submitted on: Sep 25, 2016
Accepted on: Oct 27, 2016
Published on: Mar 4, 2017
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2017 Slawomir Jednorog, Ewa Laszynska, Barbara Bienkowska, Adam Ziolkowski, Marian Paduch, Kamil Szewczak, Katarzyna Mikszuta, Karol Malinowski, Marcel Bajdel, Pawel Potrykus, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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