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Positron annihilation spectroscopy

Tuomisto, Filip (ORCID:0000000269135654)·Barthe, Marie-France·Cizek, Jakub (ORCID:0000000199618545)·Eijt, Stephan W. H. (ORCID:0000000273996043)·Green, Dermot G. (ORCID:0000000171068326)·Gribakin, Gleb F. (ORCID:0000000284403581)·Hugenschmidt, Christoph·Kawasuso, Atsuo·Makkonen, Ilja (ORCID:0000000341348428)·Moskal, Paweł (ORCID:0000000242293548)·Selim, Farida (ORCID:0000000183673785)·Stępień, Ewa Ł. (ORCID:0000000335891715)·Weiss, Alex·Zaleski, Radoslaw (ORCID:0000000272278189)
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Tuomisto, Filip (ORCID:0000000269135654), Barthe, Marie-France, Cizek, Jakub (ORCID:0000000199618545), Eijt, Stephan W. H. (ORCID:0000000273996043), Green, Dermot G. (ORCID:0000000171068326), Gribakin, Gleb F. (ORCID:0000000284403581), Hugenschmidt, Christoph, Kawasuso, Atsuo, Makkonen, Ilja (ORCID:0000000341348428), Moskal, Paweł (ORCID:0000000242293548), Selim, Farida (ORCID:0000000183673785), Stępień, Ewa Ł. (ORCID:0000000335891715), Weiss, Alex, Zaleski, Radoslaw (ORCID:0000000272278189). 2026-08-13. Positron annihilation spectroscopy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-026-00511-5

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