Modeling the Stellar Populations in the Canis Major Overdensity: The Relation between the Old and Young Populations

Modeling the Stellar Populations in the Canis Major Overdensity: The Relation between the Old and Young Populations
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大犬座超密度恒星种群建模:老种群和年轻种群之间的关系

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10.1086/517967
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2007
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The Astrophysical Journal
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Martínez-Delgado
Martínez-Delgado
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作者:
de Jong;J. T. A;Butler;Dolphin;Martínez-Delgado

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