Ultrashort Pulsed Neutron Source

Pomerantz, I.; McCary, E.; Meadows, A. R.; Arefiev, A.; Bernstein, A. C.; Chester, C.; Cortez, J.; Donovan, M. E.; Dyer, G.; Gaul, E. W.; Hamilton, D.; Kuk, D.; Lestrade, A. C.; Wang, C.; Ditmire, T.; Hegelich, B. M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.184801

Title: Ultrashort Pulsed Neutron Source

Authors:: Pomerantz, I.; McCary, E.; Meadows, A. R.; Arefiev, A.; Bernstein, A. C.; Chester, C.; Cortez, J.; Donovan, M. E.; Dyer, G.; Gaul, E. W.; Hamilton, D.; Kuk, D.; Lestrade, A. C.; Wang, C.; Ditmire, T.; Hegelich, B. M.

Publication Date:: Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1180788

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002008

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 113 Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Pomerantz, I., McCary, E., Meadows, A. R., Arefiev, A., Bernstein, A. C., Chester, C., Cortez, J., Donovan, M. E., Dyer, G., Gaul, E. W., Hamilton, D., Kuk, D., Lestrade, A. C., Wang, C., Ditmire, T., and Hegelich, B. M. Ultrashort Pulsed Neutron Source.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Pomerantz, I., McCary, E., Meadows, A. R., Arefiev, A., Bernstein, A. C., Chester, C., Cortez, J., Donovan, M. E., Dyer, G., Gaul, E. W., Hamilton, D., Kuk, D., Lestrade, A. C., Wang, C., Ditmire, T., & Hegelich, B. M. Ultrashort Pulsed Neutron Source.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.184801

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                    Pomerantz, I., McCary, E., Meadows, A. R., Arefiev, A., Bernstein, A. C., Chester, C., Cortez, J., Donovan, M. E., Dyer, G., Gaul, E. W., Hamilton, D., Kuk, D., Lestrade, A. C., Wang, C., Ditmire, T., and Hegelich, B. M. Mon .  
"Ultrashort Pulsed Neutron Source".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.184801.

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  title        = {Ultrashort Pulsed Neutron Source},

  author       = {Pomerantz, I. and McCary, E. and Meadows, A. R. and Arefiev, A. and Bernstein, A. C. and Chester, C. and Cortez, J. and Donovan, M. E. and Dyer, G. and Gaul, E. W. and Hamilton, D. and Kuk, D. and Lestrade, A. C. and Wang, C. and Ditmire, T. and Hegelich, B. M.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.184801},

  journal      = {Physical Review Letters},

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  year         = {Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

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