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Measurements of the 27Al(α,n) Thick Target Yield near Threshold

K. BrandenburgOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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G. HamadOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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Z. MeiselOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701Correspondence[email protected]
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C. R. BruneOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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D. E. CarterOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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J. DerkinOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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D. C. IngramOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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Y. Jones-AlbertyOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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B. KenadyOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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T. N. MasseyOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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M. SaxenaOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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D. SolteszOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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S. K. SubediOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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J. WarrenOhio University, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Athens, Ohio45701View further author information
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Pages 510-516 | Received 12 Jul 2022, Accepted 25 Aug 2022, Published online: 03 Oct 2022

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