Separating the contributions of electric and magnetic fields in deflecting the probes in proton radiography with multiple proton energies

Bao Du; Hong-Bo Cai; Wen-Shuai Zhang; Xiao-Fang Wang; Dong-Guo Kang; Luan Deng; En-Hao Zhang; Pei-Lin Yao; Xin-Xin Yan; Shi-Yang Zou; Shao-Ping Zhu

doi:10.1063/5.0033834

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