Gaia Reveals Evidence for Merged White Dwarfs
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1745-3925,1745-3933
DOI: 10.1093/mnrasl/sly110