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Title: Conceptual design of an antiproton facility at BNL

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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
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USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1157453
Report Number(s):
BNL-105844-2014-IR
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

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Peaslee D. C. Conceptual design of an antiproton facility at BNL. United States: N. p., 1987. Web. doi:10.2172/1157453.
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