A MAGNIFIED GLANCE INTO THE DARK SECTOR: PROBING COSMOLOGICAL MODELS WITH STRONG LENSING IN A1689
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/813/1/69