Fitting function for the thermal neutron distribution in water due to a 252Cf source.

M Fujishiro; T Tabata; J Furuta; E Hiraoka

doi:10.3769/radioisotopes.26.4_245

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Fitting function for the thermal neutron distribution in water due to a 252Cf source.

M Fujishiro·T Tabata·J Furuta·E Hiraoka

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M Fujishiro, T Tabata, J Furuta, E Hiraoka. 1977. Fitting function for the thermal neutron distribution in water due to a 252Cf source.. https://doi.org/10.3769/radioisotopes.26.4_245

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