AN APPARENT REDSHIFT DEPENDENCE OF QUASAR CONTINUUM: IMPLICATION FOR COSMIC DUST EXTINCTION?

AN APPARENT REDSHIFT DEPENDENCE OF QUASAR CONTINUUM: IMPLICATION FOR COSMIC DUST EXTINCTION?
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类星体连续体明显的红移依赖性:对宇宙尘埃灭绝的影响?

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10.1088/2041-8205/802/2/l16
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2015-03
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ApJL
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Xie, X.Y., Shen, S.Y., Shao, Z.Y., Yin J.
Xie, X.Y., Shen, S.Y., Shao, Z.Y., Yin J.
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Xie, X.Y., Shen, S.Y., Shao, Z.Y., Yin J.

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