MEASURING DARK MATTER ELLIPTICITY OF A901/902 USING PARTICLE-BASED LENSING
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-637X,1538-4357
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/721/1/124