FAR-ULTRAVIOLET SENSITIVITY OF THE COSMIC ORIGINS SPECTROGRAPH
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2041-8205,2041-8213
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/709/2/l183