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Observation of 99Mo radioactivity produced in natural molybdenum irradiated with an electron beam from a linear industrial accelerator

Nukleonika
Volume 70 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Tobiasz ZawistowskiORCID,  Sławomir WronkaORCID,  Przemysław AdrichORCID,  Mariusz ChaberaORCID,  Izabela CieszykowskaORCID,  Tomasz JaniakORCID,  Tymoteusz KosińskiORCID and  Michał MatusiakORCID  
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
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Language: English
Page range: 125 - 132
Submitted on: Feb 28, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 6, 2025
Published on: Oct 21, 2025
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Accelerator,
Monte Carlo,
99Mo production,
Natural molybdenum
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Nuclear chemistry,
Physics,
Astronomy and astrophysics,
Physics, other

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