THE DETECTION OF ANOMALOUS DUST EMISSION IN THE NEARBY GALAXY NGC 6946

THE DETECTION OF ANOMALOUS DUST EMISSION IN THE NEARBY GALAXY NGC 6946
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邻近星系 NGC 6946 异常尘埃发射的探测

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10.1088/2041-8205/709/2/l108
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2010
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Murphy;incl. Schinnerer

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