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- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10364306
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Volume:
- 928
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0004-637X
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- Medium: X Size: Article No. 15
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- ["Article No. 15"]
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- National Science Foundation
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