The mini-neutron monitor: a new approach in neutron monitor design | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 10, 2020 Topical Issue - Space Weather Instrumentation


Article Number		39
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2020038
Published online		21 August 2020

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