Chapter 13: Terahertz spectroscopy of polymers

Springer Series in Optical Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue , 2013, Pages 327-353

  Jansen, Christian ^a   Wietzke, Steffen ^a   Koch, Martin ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84893058147     PISSN: 03424111     EISSN: 15561534     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29564-5-13     Document Type: Article

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