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Title: Kepler Data Analysis: Non-Gaussian Noise and Fourier Gaussian Process Analysis of Stellar Variability
Award ID(s):
1839217
NSF-PAR ID:
10191876
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Astronomical Journal
Volume:
159
Issue:
5
ISSN:
1538-3881
Page Range / eLocation ID:
224
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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