Spectroscopy of Kerr Black Holes with Earth- and Space-Based Interferometers

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Spectroscopy of Kerr Black Holes with Earth- and Space-Based Interferometers. / Berti, Emanuele; Sesana, Alberto; Barausse, Enrico; Cardoso, Vitor; Belczynski, Krzysztof.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 117, No. 10, 101102, 02.09.2016.

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Berti, E, Sesana, A, Barausse, E, Cardoso, V & Belczynski, K 2016, 'Spectroscopy of Kerr Black Holes with Earth- and Space-Based Interferometers', Physical Review Letters, vol. 117, no. 10, 101102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.101102

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Berti, E., Sesana, A., Barausse, E., Cardoso, V., & Belczynski, K. (2016). Spectroscopy of Kerr Black Holes with Earth- and Space-Based Interferometers. Physical Review Letters, 117(10), [101102]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.101102

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Berti E, Sesana A, Barausse E, Cardoso V, Belczynski K. Spectroscopy of Kerr Black Holes with Earth- and Space-Based Interferometers. Physical Review Letters. 2016 Sep 2;117(10). 101102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.101102

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Berti, Emanuele ; Sesana, Alberto ; Barausse, Enrico ; Cardoso, Vitor ; Belczynski, Krzysztof. / Spectroscopy of Kerr Black Holes with Earth- and Space-Based Interferometers. In: Physical Review Letters. 2016 ; Vol. 117, No. 10.

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