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Arwin, H. (2005). Ellipsometry in Life Sciences. In: Tompkins, H.G., Irene, E.A. (eds) Handbook of Ellipsometry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27488-X_12

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