International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2573

Full Length Research Paper

Simulation of 4Ï€ HPGe Compton-Suppression spectrometer

M. E. Medhat
  • M. E. Medhat
  • Experimental Nuclear Physics Department, Nuclear Research Centre, P. O. 13759, Cairo, Egypt.
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Yifang Wang
  • Yifang Wang
  • Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS, Beijing 100049, China.
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  •  Accepted: 29 January 2014
  •  Published: 30 January 2014

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