Very-high-energy gamma astrophysics

Rivista del Nuovo Cimento

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 187-245

  De Angelis, A ^a,b,c,d   Mansutti, O ^a,c   Persic, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

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EID: 49749145686     PISSN: 0393697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1393/ncr/i2008-10032-2     Document Type: Article

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