Some aspects of positronium physics

Physics of Particles and Nuclei

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-346

  Gninenko, S N ^a   Krasnikov, N V ^a   Matveev, V A ^a   Rubbia, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33750220930     PISSN: 10637796     EISSN: 15318559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1063779606030038     Document Type: Article

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