IFLP   13074
INSTITUTO DE FISICA LA PLATA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Mössbauer Line tracking study of α--transition in FeS
Autor/es:
P.MENDOZA ZÉLIS; G.A. PASQUEVICH; A. VEIGA; M.B. FERNÁNDEZ VAN RAAP; F.H. SÁNCHEZ
Lugar:
La Plata, Argentina
Reunión:
Conferencia; 75- XI Latin American Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effec; 2008
Resumen:
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