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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 10, 100401(2023)

Measuring fluorescence photon counts of cosmic ray muons in scintillation fibers

Qiqi WANG¹, Xiang ZHANG¹, Lichao TIAN^1、*, Yanyun MA^2,3、**, and Yiwen SUN¹

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¹College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

³State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, China

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Qiqi WANG, Xiang ZHANG, Lichao TIAN, Yanyun MA, Yiwen SUN. Measuring fluorescence photon counts of cosmic ray muons in scintillation fibers[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(10): 100401

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Apr. 18, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Nov. 21, 2023

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DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.100401

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