We present a multiwavelength analysis of the galaxy cluster SPT-CL J0607-4448 (SPT0607), which is one of the most distant clusters discovered by the South Pole Telescope at
We present a catalog of 315 protostellar outflow candidates detected in SiO
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- 10481453
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- The Astrophysical Journal
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- 960
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- 1
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- 0004-637X
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