⁶Li-loaded directionally sensitive anti-neutrino detector for possible geo-neutrinographic imaging applications.
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SUBMITTER: Tanaka HK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3998033 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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