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Title: Accurate effective temperatures of the metal-poor benchmark stars HD 140283, HD 122563, and HD 103095 from CHARA interferometry
Award ID(s):
1715788 1636624
PAR ID:
10062132
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Volume:
475
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1745-3925
Page Range / eLocation ID:
L81 to L85
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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