We present a Keck/MOSFIRE rest-optical composite spectrum of 16 typical gravitationally lensed star-forming dwarf galaxies at 1.7 ≲
We present13CO(
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- 10442538
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Volume:
- 268
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- 1
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- 0067-0049
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- ["Article No. 3"]
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