Detection of weak gravitational lensing distortions of distant galaxies by cosmic dark matter at large scales

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6783, 2000, Pages 143-148

  Wittman, David M ^a   Tyson, J Anthony ^d   Kirkman, David ^d   Dell'Antonio, Ian ^b   Bernstein, Gary ^c  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; COSMOS; GRAVITY; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034636433     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35012001     Document Type: Review

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