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Formation of supersonic molecular beams by means of a skimmer

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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 6, pp. 107–115, November–December, 1979.

The authors thank A. K. Rebrov for his useful discussion of the work.

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Zarvin, A.E., Sharafutdinov, R.G. Formation of supersonic molecular beams by means of a skimmer. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 20, 744–749 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00908668

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