Nuclear resonance fluorescence excitations near 2 MeV in 235 U and 239 Pu
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W. Bertozzi,1 J. A. Caggiano,2 W. K. Hensley,2 M. S. Johnson,3 S. E. Korbly,1 R. J. Ledoux,1 D. P. McNabb,3 E. B. Norman,3 W. H. Park,1 and G. A. Warren2 1Passport Systems Incorporated, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, USA 2Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA 3Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA (Received 30 June 2008; published 8 October 2008)
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