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Title: Three-dimensional reconstruction of neutron, gamma-ray, and x-ray sources using spherical harmonic decomposition

Authors:
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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)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Contributing Org.:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetic
OSTI Identifier:
1467265
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1406655; OSTI ID: 1474387
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-24474; LLNL-JRNL-756484
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396; AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 122; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; neutron imaging; National Ignition Facility; NIF; Omega; Inertial confinement fusion; ICF; plasma confinement; thermal effects; integral transforms; abstract harmonic analysis; gamma rays; neutron sources; x-rays; isotopes; radioactive decay; Engineering - Instrumentation related to nuclear science and technology, Nuclear science and engineering, Physics - Plasma physics

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Volegov, Petr Lvovich, Danly, Christopher R., Fittinghoff, David, Geppert-Kleinrath, Verena, Grim, Gary, Merrill, Frank Edward, and Wilde, Carl Huerstel. Three-dimensional reconstruction of neutron, gamma-ray, and x-ray sources using spherical harmonic decomposition. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4986652.
Volegov, Petr Lvovich, Danly, Christopher R., Fittinghoff, David, Geppert-Kleinrath, Verena, Grim, Gary, Merrill, Frank Edward, & Wilde, Carl Huerstel. Three-dimensional reconstruction of neutron, gamma-ray, and x-ray sources using spherical harmonic decomposition. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4986652
Volegov, Petr Lvovich, Danly, Christopher R., Fittinghoff, David, Geppert-Kleinrath, Verena, Grim, Gary, Merrill, Frank Edward, and Wilde, Carl Huerstel. Thu . "Three-dimensional reconstruction of neutron, gamma-ray, and x-ray sources using spherical harmonic decomposition". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4986652. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1467265.
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year = {Thu Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
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