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WE have recently had the opportunity of measuring the absorption coefficients of a number of substances for short wave-length X-rays. The radiations were produced at 250 k.v. (constant potential) using a filter of 3 mm. lead, 2 mm. tin and 3 mm. aluminium.
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MAYNEORD, W., ROBERTS, J. Absorption of Short Wave-length X-Rays. Nature 136, 793 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136793a0
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