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Development of a Cerenkov radiation sensor to detect low-energy beta-particles

Wook Jae Yoo1, Ki-Tek Han, Sang Hun Shin

  • 1School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University, Chungju 380-701, Korea.

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