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(2005). Application of polarized neutron reflectometry to studies of artificially structured magnetic materials. In: Zhu, Y. (eds) Modern Techniques for Characterizing Magnetic Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23395-4_3

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