A Bayesian analysis of the cepheid distance scale

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 592, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 539-554

  Barnes III, Thomas G ^a   Jefferys, W H ^a   Berger, J O ^b   Mueller, Peter J ^b,c   Orr, K ^a,d   Rodriguez, R ^a,e  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cepheids; Distance scale; Methods: statistical

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041331774     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375583     Document Type: Article

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