TRACING TURBULENT AMBIPOLAR DIFFUSION IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS
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Tracing Turbulent Ambipolar Diffusion in Molecular Clouds
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-637X,1538-4357
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/718/2/905