Fluctuation correlation spectroscopy for the advanced physics laboratory

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1129-1134

  Rieger, Robert ^a   Röcker, Carlheinz ^a   Nienhaus, G Ulrich ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b United States of America   (United States)

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EID: 30344445968     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2074047     Document Type: Article

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