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Two-photon decay of P-wave positronium : A tutorial. / Sen, Abhijit; Silagadze, Zurab K.

In: Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 97, No. 7, 07.2019, p. 693-700.

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Sen, A & Silagadze, ZK 2019, 'Two-photon decay of P-wave positronium: A tutorial', Canadian Journal of Physics, vol. 97, no. 7, pp. 693-700. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2018-0500

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Sen, A., & Silagadze, Z. K. (2019). Two-photon decay of P-wave positronium: A tutorial. Canadian Journal of Physics, 97(7), 693-700. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2018-0500

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Sen A, Silagadze ZK. Two-photon decay of P-wave positronium: A tutorial. Canadian Journal of Physics. 2019 Jul;97(7):693-700. doi: 10.1139/cjp-2018-0500

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Sen, Abhijit ; Silagadze, Zurab K. / Two-photon decay of P-wave positronium : A tutorial. In: Canadian Journal of Physics. 2019 ; Vol. 97, No. 7. pp. 693-700.

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