Are Dumbbell Brightest Cluster Members Signposts to Galaxy Cluster Activity?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1323-3580,1448-6083
DOI: 10.1071/as08016