Testing for non-Gaussianity in the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe data: Minkowski functionals and the length of the skeleton

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 612, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 64-80

  Eriksen, H K ^a,c,e   Nivikov, D I ^a,f   Lilje, P B ^a   Banday, A J ^b   Gorski K M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 7544229822     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422570     Document Type: Article

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