Edge detection, cosmic strings and the south pole telescope

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Stewart, Andrew ^a   Brandenberger, Robert ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CMBR detectors; CMBR experiments; Cosmic strings; Domain walls; Monopoles

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649114715     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2009/02/009     Document Type: Article

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