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Application of the new Monte Carlo code AlfaMC to the calibration of alpha-particle sources

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2015-0113 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 651 - 655
Submitted on: Sep 24, 2014
Accepted on: May 20, 2015
Published on: Sep 25, 2015
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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