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The Design, Build and Test of a Digital Analyzer for Mixed Radiation Fields.

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The Design, Build and Test of a Digital Analyzer for Mixed Radiation Fields. / Joyce, M. J.; Aspinall, Michael; Cave, F. D. et al.
In: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 57, No. 5, 14.10.2010, p. 2625-2630.

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Joyce, MJ, Aspinall, M, Cave, FD, Georgopoulos, K & Jarrah, Z 2010, 'The Design, Build and Test of a Digital Analyzer for Mixed Radiation Fields.', IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 2625-2630. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2010.2044245

APA

Joyce, M. J., Aspinall, M., Cave, F. D., Georgopoulos, K., & Jarrah, Z. (2010). The Design, Build and Test of a Digital Analyzer for Mixed Radiation Fields. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 57(5), 2625-2630. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2010.2044245

Vancouver

Joyce MJ, Aspinall M, Cave FD, Georgopoulos K, Jarrah Z. The Design, Build and Test of a Digital Analyzer for Mixed Radiation Fields. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 2010 Oct 14;57(5):2625-2630. doi: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2044245

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Joyce, M. J. ; Aspinall, Michael ; Cave, F. D. et al. / The Design, Build and Test of a Digital Analyzer for Mixed Radiation Fields. In: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 2010 ; Vol. 57, No. 5. pp. 2625-2630.

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