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All issues Volume 100 (2025) Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys., 100 (2025) 12 References
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Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 100, 2025
Article Number 12
Number of page(s) 5
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2025012
Published online 06 May 2025
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