Non-sky-averaged sensitivity curves for space-based gravitational-wave observatories
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Non-sky-averaged sensitivity curves for space-based gravitational-wave observatories
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عنوان ژورنال: Classical and Quantum Gravity
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0264-9381,1361-6382
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/29/12/124015