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Bright spatially coherent synchrotron X-rays from a table-top source. / Kneip, S.; McGuffey, C.; Martins, J. L. et al.
In: Nature Physics, Vol. 6, No. 12, 12.2010, p. 980-983.

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Kneip, S, McGuffey, C, Martins, JL, Martins, SF, Bellei, C, Chvykov, V, Dollar, F, Fonseca, R, Huntington, C, Kalintchenko, G, Maksimchuk, A, Mangles, SPD, Matsuoka, T, Nagel, SR, Palmer, CAJ, Schreiber, J, Phuoc, KT, Thomas, AGR, Yanovsky, V, Silva, LO, Krushelnick, K & Najmudin, Z 2010, 'Bright spatially coherent synchrotron X-rays from a table-top source', Nature Physics, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 980-983. https://doi.org/10.1038/NPHYS1789

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Kneip, S., McGuffey, C., Martins, J. L., Martins, S. F., Bellei, C., Chvykov, V., Dollar, F., Fonseca, R., Huntington, C., Kalintchenko, G., Maksimchuk, A., Mangles, S. P. D., Matsuoka, T., Nagel, S. R., Palmer, C. A. J., Schreiber, J., Phuoc, K. T., Thomas, A. G. R., Yanovsky, V., ... Najmudin, Z. (2010). Bright spatially coherent synchrotron X-rays from a table-top source. Nature Physics, 6(12), 980-983. https://doi.org/10.1038/NPHYS1789

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Kneip S, McGuffey C, Martins JL, Martins SF, Bellei C, Chvykov V et al. Bright spatially coherent synchrotron X-rays from a table-top source. Nature Physics. 2010 Dec;6(12):980-983. Epub 2010 Oct 24. doi: 10.1038/NPHYS1789

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Kneip, S. ; McGuffey, C. ; Martins, J. L. et al. / Bright spatially coherent synchrotron X-rays from a table-top source. In: Nature Physics. 2010 ; Vol. 6, No. 12. pp. 980-983.

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