β Pictoris, a young planetary system? A review

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 629-648

  Vidal Madjar, A ^a   Lecavelier Des Etangs, A ^a,b   Ferlet, R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 0000213918     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00192-x     Document Type: Review

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