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# 90-Mev Neutron-Proton Scattering at Large Proton Angles

15 Feb 1951-Physical Review-Vol. 81, Iss: 4, pp 493-497

Topics: Proton (60%), Neutron (59%)

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Title
MeV NEUTRON-PROTON SCATTERING AT LARGE PROTON ANGLES
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/36029248
Author
Wallace, Roger Wayne.
Publication Date
1952-11-06
University of California

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