Mid-infrared luminosity as an indicator of the total infrared luminosity of galaxies
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Mid-infrared luminosity as an indicator of the total infrared luminosity of galaxies
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عنوان ژورنال: Astronomy & Astrophysics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0004-6361,1432-0746
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042189