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Free Collisions in a Microgravity Many-Particle Experiment. I. Dust Aggregate Sticking at Low Velocities

Carsten G\"uttler, J\"urgen Blum, Ren\'e Weidling

arxiv:1105.3909 v2 · 2011-05-19 · astro-ph.SR

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arxiv: 1105.3909 · arxiv_version: 1105.3909v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.1105.3909 · pith_short_12: VWTNL3UT4BLE · pith_short_16: VWTNL3UT4BLEWDP6 · pith_short_8: VWTNL3UT
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