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Optical second harmonic generation (SHG) is studied from multilayer graphene films in the presence of DC electric current flowing in the sample plane. Graphene layers are manufactured by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technique and…
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In Europe the 20% of the CT scans cover the thoracic region. The acquired images contain information about the cardiovascular system that often remains latent due to the lack of contrast in the cardiac area. On the other hand, the contrast…
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