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Performance of Scientific Computing Platforms with MCNP4B

H. E. McLaughlinLos Alamos National Laboratory, Applied Theoretical and Computational Physics Division XTM, MS B226, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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J. S. HendricksLos Alamos National Laboratory, Applied Theoretical and Computational Physics Division XTM, MS B226, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Pages 311-319 | Published online: 12 May 2017

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