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Experimental Approach to Three Nucleon Forces in Few Nucleon Systems

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Recent achievements in three nucleon force study via three nucleon scattering at intermediate energies \({(E/A \approx 100-200 {\rm MeV})}\) are discussed.

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Sekiguchi, K. Experimental Approach to Three Nucleon Forces in Few Nucleon Systems. Few-Body Syst 54, 177–183 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-012-0362-x

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