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Monte Carlo estimation of average energy required to produce an ion pair in noble gases by electrons with energies from 1 keV to 100 MeV

Andrius PoškusDepartment of Solid State Electronics, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 9, Bldg. III, LT-10222Vilnius, LithuaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 675-686 | Received 14 Jul 2014, Accepted 03 Oct 2014, Published online: 04 Nov 2014

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