Handbook of Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Handbook of Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-283

  Cremers, David A ^a   Radziemski, Leon J ^b  

^a Applied Research Associates Inc   (Mexico)

^b Research Corp   (United States)

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EID: 41549147148     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470093013     Document Type: Book

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