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Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms Molecules and Clusters

Average cluster size determination in supersonic beams from angular distribution measurements after scattering by a buffer gas

Antonello De Martino, M. Benslimane, M. Châtelet, C. Crozes, F. Pradère, Holger Vach

Published Jun 1, 1993• 38 citations
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10.1007/bf01426766

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