Interpretation of heavy ion cross section measurements

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 952-959

  Petersen, E L ^a  

^a Fairfax County Health Dept   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CHARGE COLLECTION; HEAVY ION CROSS SECTION;

TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0030170062     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.510739     Document Type: Article

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