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- Award ID(s):
- 2009210
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10288838
- Author(s) / Creator(s):
- ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; more »
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume:
- 502
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0035-8711
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 6010 to 6031
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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