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Energy Transfer in Macromolecules Exposed to Ionizing Radiations

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  2. the Chemistry Department, Imperial College, London, S.W.7

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  3. Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berkshire

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ALEXANDER, P., CHARLESBY, A. Energy Transfer in Macromolecules Exposed to Ionizing Radiations. Nature 173, 578–579 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173578a0

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