Cosmogenic Activation of Materials Used in Rare Event Search Experiments

@article{Zhang2016CosmogenicAO,
  title={Cosmogenic Activation of Materials Used in Rare Event Search Experiments},
  author={C. Zhang and Dongming Mei and V. A. Kudryavtsev and S. Fiorucci},
  journal={Astroparticle Physics},
  year={2016},
  volume={84},
  pages={62-69}
}
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