Monte Carlo simulation optimization study of DDAA applied to SNM detection

Lianjun ZHANG; Yulai ZHENG; Mengjiao TANG; Yong LI; Chao LIU; Qiang WANG; Guobao WANG; Chen ZHANG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240097

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 2, 020403(2025)

Monte Carlo simulation optimization study of DDAA applied to SNM detection

Lianjun ZHANG1...2, Yulai ZHENG1,2,*, Mengjiao TANG1,3, Yong LI1,2, Chao LIU1,2, Qiang WANG1,2, Guobao WANG1,2,3, and Chen ZHANG12 |Show fewer author(s)

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¹Department of Nuclear Technology and Application, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China

²IAEA Collaborating Center for Nuclear Security Technologies, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China

³Key Laboratory of Nuclear Detection Technology, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China

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Lianjun ZHANG, Yulai ZHENG, Mengjiao TANG, Yong LI, Chao LIU, Qiang WANG, Guobao WANG, Chen ZHANG. Monte Carlo simulation optimization study of DDAA applied to SNM detection[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(2): 020403

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