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Rate of n-fold Accidental Coincidences
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  • Published: 13 May 1944

Rate of n-fold Accidental Coincidences

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A TREATMENT of the higher order terms of the n-fold accidental rate is given by Prof. Schroedinger. A treatment leading to a slightly different result follows.

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