POLAR: A space-borne x-ray polarimeter for transient sources

Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-47

  Orsi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 79751507717     PISSN: 18106528     EISSN: 18106536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/astra-7-43-2011     Document Type: Article

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