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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 3, 030501(2024)

Efficient excitation of nuclear isomer ^152mEu using a bremsstrahlung radiation source generated by laser plasma

Kaijun LUO¹, Wenru FAN¹, Yun YUAN^1、*, Wei QI^2、**, Jingli ZHANG¹, Xiaohui ZHANG², Zhigang DENG², and Wen LUO¹

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¹College of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

²Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Laser Fusion Research Center, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China

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Kaijun LUO, Wenru FAN, Yun YUAN, Wei QI, Jingli ZHANG, Xiaohui ZHANG, Zhigang DENG, Wen LUO. Efficient excitation of nuclear isomer ^152mEu using a bremsstrahlung radiation source generated by laser plasma[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(3): 030501

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Sep. 27, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

The Author Email: YUAN Yun (YUANYun), QI Wei (QIWei)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.030501

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