Monte Carlo simulation study of the Fano factor, w value, and energy resolution for the absorption of soft x rays in xenon-neon gas mixtures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 8202-8213

  Santos, F P ^a   Dias, T H V T ^a   Rachinhas, P J B M ^a   Conde, C A N ^a   Stauffer, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0035875214     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1371281     Document Type: Article

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