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Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids
Incorporating Plasma Science and Plasma Technology
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Mass attenuation coefficients of composite materials by Geant4, XCOM and experimental data: comparative study

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Pages 800-807 | Received 02 Nov 2013, Accepted 16 Jul 2014, Published online: 10 Sep 2014

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