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Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 9, Issue 5, 055201(2024)

Simulation of nuclear isomer production in laser-induced plasma

Zhiguo Ma*... Yumiao Wang, Yi Yang, Youjing Wang, Kai Zhao, Yixin Li, Changbo Fu, Wanbing He and Yugang Ma |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-Beam Application (MoE), Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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    Zhiguo Ma, Yumiao Wang, Yi Yang, Youjing Wang, Kai Zhao, Yixin Li, Changbo Fu, Wanbing He, Yugang Ma. Simulation of nuclear isomer production in laser-induced plasma[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2024, 9(5): 055201

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    Received: Apr. 3, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 23, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 14, 2024

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    DOI:10.1063/5.0212163

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    Lasers and Laser Optics
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