Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Cell-Free Massive MIMO with Low-Resolution ADCs: Secrecy Performance Analysis and Optimization

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Figure 3: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Cell-Free Massive MIMO with Low-Resolution ADCs: Secrecy Performance Analysis and Optimization 