Effective atomic numbers and electron densities of some biologically important compounds containing H, C, N and O in the energy range 145-1330 keV

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3969-3981

  Manjunathaguru, V ^a   Umesh, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ATTENUATION; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS; GERMANIUM; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SUGARS;

ATOMIC NUMBERS; CROSS SECTIONS;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 33748807782     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/39/18/025     Document Type: Article

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