Can we detect intermediate mass ratio inspirals?

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Mandel, Ilya ^a   Gair, Jonathan R ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955138543     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094036     Document Type: Article

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