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Interactions of high-energy (E>5×1019 eV) photons in the Earth's magnetic field

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Interactions of high-energy (E>5×1019 eV) photons in the Earth's magnetic field. / McBreen, B.; Lambert, Colin.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 24, No. 9, 01.11.1981, p. 2536-2538.

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McBreen, B & Lambert, C 1981, 'Interactions of high-energy (E>5×1019 eV) photons in the Earth's magnetic field', Physical Review D, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 2536-2538. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.24.2536

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McBreen, B., & Lambert, C. (1981). Interactions of high-energy (E>5×1019 eV) photons in the Earth's magnetic field. Physical Review D, 24(9), 2536-2538. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.24.2536

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McBreen B, Lambert C. Interactions of high-energy (E>5×1019 eV) photons in the Earth's magnetic field. Physical Review D. 1981 Nov 1;24(9):2536-2538. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.24.2536

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McBreen, B. ; Lambert, Colin. / Interactions of high-energy (E>5×1019 eV) photons in the Earth's magnetic field. In: Physical Review D. 1981 ; Vol. 24, No. 9. pp. 2536-2538.

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