High-resolution x-ray scattering measurements: I. Surfaces

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1725-1777

  Daillant, J ^a,b   Alba, M ^b  

^a SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

^b SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

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X-RAY TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033753427     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/63/10/203     Document Type: Article

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