ON DISCOVERING ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION FROM NEUTRON STAR MERGERS: THE EARLY YEARS OF TWO GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2041-8205,2041-8213
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/789/1/l5