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Chemical Primary Processes in the Action of Ionizing Radiations on Water: Evidence from Experiments with Heavy Water

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KELLY, P., RIGG, T. & WEISS, J. Chemical Primary Processes in the Action of Ionizing Radiations on Water: Evidence from Experiments with Heavy Water. Nature 173, 1130–1132 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1731130b0

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