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First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance. / Adamson, P.; Nowak, Jaroslaw.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 107, No. 2, 021801, 05.07.2011.

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Adamson, P & Nowak, J 2011, 'First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance', Physical review letters, vol. 107, no. 2, 021801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.021801

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Adamson, P., & Nowak, J. (2011). First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance. Physical review letters, 107(2), Article 021801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.021801

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Adamson P, Nowak J. First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance. Physical review letters. 2011 Jul 5;107(2):021801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.021801

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Adamson, P. ; Nowak, Jaroslaw. / First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance. In: Physical review letters. 2011 ; Vol. 107, No. 2.

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