An introduction to stellar coronagraphy

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 277-287

  Ferrari, André ^a   Soummer, Rémi ^b   Aime, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronagraphy; Exoplanets

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447099592     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2007.05.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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