The 21 cm signature of cosmic string wakes

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Brandenberger, Robert H ^a   Danos, Rebecca J ^a   Hernández, Oscar F ^a,b   Holder, Gilbert P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Marianopolis College   (Canada)

Author keywords

CMBR theory; Cosmic strings; Domain walls; Monopoles

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651474345     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2010/12/028     Document Type: Article

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