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In this work recently produced and commercially available glazed ceramic object with metallic lustre decoration was studied by using a spectroscopic ellipsometer with rotating compensator. The thickness and metal content of the surface…
In this work, development of the new Laser and Ion Beam Induced Luminescence (LIBIL) experimental end-station has been presented. To systematically test the capabilities and limitations of the newly developed setup, ionoluminescence (IL)…
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The L1551-IRS 5 source and its associated atomic jet and molecular outflow has been studied for over 40 years. In this overview of the source this fascinating object and its properties are reviewed and its importance today is re-evaluated.
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