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Operation of Multiple Accelerating Structures in an X-Band High-Gradient Test Stand

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Operation of Multiple Accelerating Structures in an X-Band High-Gradient Test Stand. / Millar, Lee.
Lancaster University, 2021. 223 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

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Millar, L 2021, 'Operation of Multiple Accelerating Structures in an X-Band High-Gradient Test Stand', PhD, Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1510

APA

Millar, L. (2021). Operation of Multiple Accelerating Structures in an X-Band High-Gradient Test Stand. [Doctoral Thesis, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1510

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Millar L. Operation of Multiple Accelerating Structures in an X-Band High-Gradient Test Stand. Lancaster University, 2021. 223 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1510

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Millar, Lee. / Operation of Multiple Accelerating Structures in an X-Band High-Gradient Test Stand. Lancaster University, 2021. 223 p.

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