Determination of the absolute partial and total cross sections for electron-impact ionization of the rare gases

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 8-

  Rejoub, R ^a   Lindsay, B G ^a   Stebbings, R F ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860786453     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.65.042713     Document Type: Article

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