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Sub-aquatic response of a scintillator, fibre optic and silicon photomultiplier based radiation sensor

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Sub-aquatic response of a scintillator, fibre optic and silicon photomultiplier based radiation sensor. / Jackson, Sarah; Monk, Stephen; Stanley, Steven J. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 752, 11.07.2014, p. 42-46.

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Jackson, S, Monk, S, Stanley, SJ & Lennox, K 2014, 'Sub-aquatic response of a scintillator, fibre optic and silicon photomultiplier based radiation sensor', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 752, pp. 42-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.03.048

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Jackson, S., Monk, S., Stanley, S. J., & Lennox, K. (2014). Sub-aquatic response of a scintillator, fibre optic and silicon photomultiplier based radiation sensor. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 752, 42-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.03.048

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Jackson S, Monk S, Stanley SJ, Lennox K. Sub-aquatic response of a scintillator, fibre optic and silicon photomultiplier based radiation sensor. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2014 Jul 11;752:42-46. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2014.03.048

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Jackson, Sarah ; Monk, Stephen ; Stanley, Steven J. et al. / Sub-aquatic response of a scintillator, fibre optic and silicon photomultiplier based radiation sensor. In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2014 ; Vol. 752. pp. 42-46.

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