Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 35, Issue 9, 934001(2015)

Design and Performance Testing of an Anti-Scattering Grid for Medium-Energy Flash Radiography

Liu Wenjie*, Ma Qingpeng, Fan Cheng, and Liu Jun
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    Paper Information

    Category: X-Ray Optics

    Received: Apr. 13, 2015

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 1, 2015

    The Author Email: Wenjie Liu (wjliu@mail.ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201535.0934001

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