Halo characteristics and their influence on companion searches at the Starfire Optical Range

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 30, 1998, Pages 7035-7043

  Ryan, Patrick T ^a   Fugate, Robert Q ^a   Angel, J Roger P ^b   McCarthy, Donald W ^b   Mohanty, Subu ^b   Sandler, Donald G ^b,c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c ThermoTrex Corp   (United States)

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EID: 0038702643     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.007035     Document Type: Article

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