The FLUKA atmospheric neutrino flux calculation

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-290

  Battistoni, G ^a   Ferrari, A ^c   Montaruli, T ^b   Sala, P R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^c NONE

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EID: 0037401403     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-6505(02)00246-3     Document Type: Article

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