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Nuclear Data for Applications

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Nuclear data are numerical quantities that describe nuclear properties and nuclear interactions. Arranged into data libraries, they ultimately constitute the very basis of all nuclear applications. Nuclear data have to be measured, compiled, evaluated and validated so that users get the best and up-to-date information in an unrestricted manner. The paper provides an insight into this activity, describes the process from measurements to nuclear data services, illustrates key applications, and discusses future trends and developments.

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  1. Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, Wagramer Strasse 5, A-1400, Vienna, Austria

    D. D. Sood

  2. Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, Wagramer Strasse 5, A-1400, Vienna, Austria

    P. Obložinský, M. Herman & O. Schwerer

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Sood, D.D., Obložinský, P., Herman, M. et al. Nuclear Data for Applications. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 243, 227–233 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006712607567

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