• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 47, Issue 12, 120201 (2024)
Jia WANG1,2, Zixiong ZHANG1,2, Kaixuan LI1,2, Yangxuan PAN1,2..., Qianglin WEI1,2 and Yibao LIU1,2,3,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1(Engineering Research Center of Nuclear Technology Application, Ministry of Education (East China University of Technology), Nanchang 330013, China)
  • 2School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
  • 3Engineering Technology Research Center of Nuclear Radiation Detection and Application, Nanchang 330013, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.120201 Cite this Article
    Jia WANG, Zixiong ZHANG, Kaixuan LI, Yangxuan PAN, Qianglin WEI, Yibao LIU. Scheme design for neutron beam shaping assembly based on D-Be compact fast neutron source[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(12): 120201 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Jia WANG, Zixiong ZHANG, Kaixuan LI, Yangxuan PAN, Qianglin WEI, Yibao LIU. Scheme design for neutron beam shaping assembly based on D-Be compact fast neutron source[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(12): 120201
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