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Observation of fission in Pb-Pb interactions at 158A GeV
M.C. Abreu, B. Alessandro, C. Alexa, R. Arnaldi, J. Astruc, M. Atayan, C.
Baglin, A. Baldit, L. Bardi, M. Bedjidian, et al.
To cite this version:
M.C. Abreu, B. Alessandro, C. Alexa, R. Arnaldi, J. Astruc, et al.. Observation of fission in Pb- Pb interactions at 158A GeV. Physical Review C, American Physical Society, 1999, 59, pp.876-883.
�10.1103/PhysRevC.59.876�. �in2p3-00000738�
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