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Nuclear Science and Engineering Volume 197, 2023 - Issue 8: Special issue featuring papers from the 2022 International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR 2022)
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Feynman-α Analysis Using BGO Gamma-Ray Detector in a University Training and Research Reactor

Masaki GotoKindai University, Atomic Energy Research Institute, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka577-8502, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tadafumi SanoKindai University, Atomic Energy Research Institute, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka577-8502, Japan
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Kunihiro NakajimaKindai University, Atomic Energy Research Institute, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka577-8502, Japan
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Takashi KandaKindai University, Atomic Energy Research Institute, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka577-8502, Japan
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Atsushi SakonKindai University, Atomic Energy Research Institute, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka577-8502, Japan
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Kengo HashimotoKindai University, Atomic Energy Research Institute, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka577-8502, Japan
Pages 1814-1822 | Received 28 Jul 2022, Accepted 01 Nov 2022, Published online: 22 Dec 2022

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