The effect of polydispersity in primary particle size on measurement of the fractal dimension of aggregates

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-8

  Bushell, Graeme ^a   Amal, Rose ^a   Raper, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0006941560     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4117(199802)15:1<3::AID-PPSC3>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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