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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 8, 080013(2023)

Studies of nuclear β-decay half-lives with Bayesian neural network approach

Weifeng LI, Xiaoyan ZHANG, and Zhongming NIU^*

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School of Physics and Optoelectronic and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Feb. 28, 2023

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Published Online: Sep. 19, 2023

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DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.080013

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