Neutrons in a nanosecond low-pressure discharge in deuterium

Victor F. Tarasenko; Mikhail I. Lomaev; Dmitry A. Sorokin; Boris A. Nechaev; Vladimir N. Padalko; Gennady N. Dudkin

doi:10.1016/j.mre.2016.08.002

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