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The European Physical Journal B

Phase Times and Lateral Displacements of Particle Through Rectangular Symmetric Barrier Structure

Qiqi Yan, Huaizhe Xu, Jinsong Li

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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10.1140/epjb/s10051-023-00517-y

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