\begin{sidewaystable}
\caption{Tables which are too long to fit, should be written using the ``sidewaystable'' environment as shown here}\label{tab3}
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\toprule%
& \multicolumn{3}{@{}c@{}}{Element 1\footnotemark[1]}& \multicolumn{3}{@{}c@{}}{Element\footnotemark[2]} \\\cmidrule{2-4}\cmidrule{5-7}%
Projectile & Energy & $\sigma_{calc}$ & $\sigma_{expt}$ & Energy & $\sigma_{calc}$ & $\sigma_{expt}$ \\
\midrule
Element 3 & 990 A & 1168 & $1547\pm12$ & 780 A & 1166 & $1239\pm100$ \\
Element 4 & 500 A & 961 & $922\pm10$ & 900 A & 1268 & $1092\pm40$ \\
Element 5 & 990 A & 1168 & $1547\pm12$ & 780 A & 1166 & $1239\pm100$ \\
Element 6 & 500 A & 961 & $922\pm10$ & 900 A & 1268 & $1092\pm40$ \\
\botrule
\end{tabular*}
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\footnotetext[1]{This is an example of table footnote.}
\end{sidewaystable}