An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin

Nature

Volumn 460, Issue 7258, 2009, Pages 990-994

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ASTROPHYSICS; COSMOLOGY; EQUATION OF STATE; GRAVITY WAVE; INTERFEROMETER; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; COSMOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COSMOS; DENSITY; ENERGY; EVOLUTION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GRAVITY; INTERFEROMETER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 69149102393     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08278     Document Type: Article

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