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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms · 1995 · Vol. 100(1) · pp. 31–46
Jordi Baró(Universitat de Barcelona)Josep Sempau(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)José M. Fernández‐Varea(Universitat de Barcelona)F. Salvat✉(Universitat de Barcelona)
Muon and positron interactions and applicationsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisPhysicsMonte Carlo methodElectronCutoffComputational physicsScatteringRadiative transferPositronKinetic energyElastic scattering
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