Muons in the classroom

Physics Teacher

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 294-300

  Múhry, Henry ^a   Ritter, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Gymnasium Oberwil   (Switzerland)

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EID: 85006415435     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1516385     Document Type: Article

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