A statistical method for estimating luminosity functions using truncated data

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 661, Issue 2 I, 2007, Pages 703-713

  Schafer, Chad M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34347249174     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515390     Document Type: Article

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