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Examination of new theory for neutron multiplicity counting of non-point-like sources of special nuclear material

Darby et al., 2021

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2983037680699866748
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Darby F
Hua M
Hutchison J
McKenzie G
Weldon R
Lamproe J
Pozzi S
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The purpose of a nondestructive assay is to accurately verify the declared mass of special nuclear material (SNM) samples in a limited amount of time. One measurement modality is neutron multiplicity counting (NMC), which relates time-correlated neutron detection rates to …
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