Semiconductor detector performance for low-energy X-rays
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0168-9002
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9002(88)90451-2