• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 10, 109001 (2024)
Deqi Cheng1, Yiwei Yang2, Shilan Wang2, Leixun Tang3, and Xiang Wang1,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2Institute of Applied Electronics, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 3School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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