The Circumgalactic H
- Award ID(s):
- 1900095
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10350692
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Volume:
- 156
- Issue:
- 21
- ISSN:
- 0021-9606
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 214305
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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