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Technical Papers

The CRANK System—A Simple, Robust Apparatus for Measurement of Cherenkov Light at Open-Pool Reactor

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Pages 428-434 | Received 20 Mar 2019, Accepted 02 Jul 2019, Published online: 12 Aug 2019

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