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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 9, 090402(2024)

Research on fusion neutron energy spectrum measurement using a Bonner sphere spectrometer based on a 4H-SiC detector

Mingqiang ZHANG^1,2, Guoqiang ZHONG^1,3、*, Juan HUANG^1、**, Jiafeng CHANG¹, Qin DU⁴, Chuankai CHEN⁴, Yang LU⁵, and Le CHEN⁴

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¹Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China

²University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

³Energy Research Institute of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230051, China

⁴Anhui Radiation Environment Supervision Station, Hefei 230071, China

⁵Anhui Hefei Ecological Environment Monitoring Center, Hefei 230601, China

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Mingqiang ZHANG, Guoqiang ZHONG, Juan HUANG, Jiafeng CHANG, Qin DU, Chuankai CHEN, Yang LU, Le CHEN. Research on fusion neutron energy spectrum measurement using a Bonner sphere spectrometer based on a 4H-SiC detector[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(9): 090402

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Category: NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Received: Jan. 16, 2024

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Published Online: Nov. 13, 2024

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DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.090402

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