An overview of NQR signal detection algorithms

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 19-33

  Butt, Naveed R ^a   Gudmundson, Erik ^a   Jakobsson, Andreas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84888352231     PISSN: 18746500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7265-6_2     Document Type: Review

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