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Analytic Model for Dead Time Effect in Neutron Multiplicity Counting

C. DubiNuclear Research Center of the Negev, Physics Department P.O. Box 9001, Beer Sheva, Israel
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I. IsraelashviliNuclear Research Center of the Negev, Physics Department P.O. Box 9001, Beer Sheva, Israel
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T. RidnikIsrael Atomic Energy Commission P.O. Box 7061, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pages 350-359 | Published online: 22 Mar 2017

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