ORIGIN OF THE COSMIC RAY POSITRONS OBSERVED NEAR EARTH: MESON DECAY OR DARK MATTER DECAY?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/812/1/38