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Matthew Hole receives funding from the Australian government through the Australian Research Council and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), and the Simons Foundation.

Artemis Spyrou receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. Wolfgang Mittig receives funding from NSF. Meitner and ...