Absolute and effective cross-sections for low-energy electron-scattering processes within condensed matter

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-257

  Bass, Andrew D ^a   Sanche, Léon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION; RADICAL;

ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032428643     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004110050125     Document Type: Review

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