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The use of sodium polytungstate as an X-ray contrast agent to reduce the beam hardening artifact in hydrological laboratory experiments Cover

The use of sodium polytungstate as an X-ray contrast agent to reduce the beam hardening artifact in hydrological laboratory experiments

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|Dec 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2013-0043 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 347 - 352
Published on: Dec 1, 2013
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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