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Trilok K. Pathak1,2\* and H.C. Swart2

1 Department of Physics, TKCOE Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, India

2 Department of Physics, University of Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

\*Address all correspondence to: tpathak01@gmail.com

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