On the faint-end of the high-z galaxy luminosity function

On the faint-end of the high-z galaxy luminosity function
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高 z 星系光度函数的微弱端

DOI:
10.1093/mnras/stw2145
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发表时间:
2016-04
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Yidong Xu
Yidong Xu
中科院分区:
物理与天体物理2区
文献类型:
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作者:
Bin Yue;Andrea Ferrara;Yidong Xu

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