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Title: Correlated prompt fission data in transport simulations

Journal Article · · European Physical Journal. A
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Nuclear & Chemical Sciences Division; Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Physics Dept.
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  4. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  5. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Physics Dept.
  6. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Applied Physics
  7. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Nuclear & Chemical Sciences Division
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Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344; AC02-05CH11231; AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1424104
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1438112
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-738697; LA-UR-17-28181; TRN: US1801903
Journal Information:
European Physical Journal. A, Vol. 54, Issue 1; ISSN 1434-6001
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 41 works
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