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The replacement of the vessel of the High Flux Reactor in Petten (1984) offered a unique opportunity to upgrade the neutron beam facilities. In the former thermal column, a Large Neutron Facility was installed, in which a target position views the entire surface of one side of the reactor core box. Through the increased solid angle a factor of about 10 higher neutron flux is obtained at the Large Neutron Facility as compared to the conventional beam holes of the HFR.
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Stecher-Rasmussen, F. et al. (1992). From Filter Installation to Beam Characterization. In: Gabel, D., Moss, R. (eds) Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3408-2_9
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