• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 37, Issue 2, 022001 (2025)
Xipu Chen, Tianluo Luo, and Zhimin Hu*
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  • Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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    Xipu Chen, Tianluo Luo, Zhimin Hu. Monte Carlo simulation of proton response of Timepix detectors[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2025, 37(2): 022001 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Xipu Chen, Tianluo Luo, Zhimin Hu. Monte Carlo simulation of proton response of Timepix detectors[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2025, 37(2): 022001
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