Central powering of the largest Lyman-αnebula is revealed by polarized radiation

Nature

Volumn 476, Issue 7360, 2011, Pages 304-307

  Hayes, Matthew ^a,b   Scarlata, Claudia ^c,d   Siana, Brian ^e  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE   (Switzerland)

^c University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN; LUMINESCENCE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POLARIZATION; RADIATION BALANCE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ENERGY YIELD; FIELD EMISSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHOTON; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION;

EID: 80051938925     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10320     Document Type: Article

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