Determination of mass attenuation coefficients of some semiconductor and biological samples

Analytical Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1999-2008

  Ekinci, N ^a   Gurol A ^a   Durna, D ^a   Gurbulak B ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Density; Filling material; Human teeth; Mass attenuation coefficient; Single crystal; Transmission method

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955634145     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032711003688391     Document Type: Article

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