Weighing the Local Interstellar Medium Using Gamma Rays and Dust

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Weighing the Local Interstellar Medium Using Gamma Rays and Dust. / Widmark, Axel; Korsmeier, Michael; Linden, Tim.

I: Physical Review Letters, Bind 13, Nr. 16, 161002, 2023.

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Widmark, A, Korsmeier, M & Linden, T 2023, 'Weighing the Local Interstellar Medium Using Gamma Rays and Dust', Physical Review Letters, bind 13, nr. 16, 161002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.161002

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Widmark, A., Korsmeier, M., & Linden, T. (2023). Weighing the Local Interstellar Medium Using Gamma Rays and Dust. Physical Review Letters, 13(16), [161002]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.161002

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Widmark A, Korsmeier M, Linden T. Weighing the Local Interstellar Medium Using Gamma Rays and Dust. Physical Review Letters. 2023;13(16). 161002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.161002

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Widmark, Axel ; Korsmeier, Michael ; Linden, Tim. / Weighing the Local Interstellar Medium Using Gamma Rays and Dust. I: Physical Review Letters. 2023 ; Bind 13, Nr. 16.

Bibtex

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