A gravitationally lensed supernova with an observable two-decade time delay

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A gravitationally lensed supernova with an observable two-decade time delay. / Rodney, Steven A.; Brammer, Gabriel B.; Pierel, Justin D. R.; Richard, Johan; Toft, Sune; O'Connor, Kyle F.; Akhshik, Mohammad; Whitaker, Katherine E.

In: Nature Astronomy, Vol. 5, 13.09.2021, p. 1118-1125.

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Rodney, SA, Brammer, GB, Pierel, JDR, Richard, J, Toft, S, O'Connor, KF, Akhshik, M & Whitaker, KE 2021, 'A gravitationally lensed supernova with an observable two-decade time delay', Nature Astronomy, vol. 5, pp. 1118-1125. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01450-9

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Rodney, S. A., Brammer, G. B., Pierel, J. D. R., Richard, J., Toft, S., O'Connor, K. F., Akhshik, M., & Whitaker, K. E. (2021). A gravitationally lensed supernova with an observable two-decade time delay. Nature Astronomy, 5, 1118-1125. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01450-9

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Rodney SA, Brammer GB, Pierel JDR, Richard J, Toft S, O'Connor KF et al. A gravitationally lensed supernova with an observable two-decade time delay. Nature Astronomy. 2021 Sep 13;5:1118-1125. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01450-9

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Rodney, Steven A. ; Brammer, Gabriel B. ; Pierel, Justin D. R. ; Richard, Johan ; Toft, Sune ; O'Connor, Kyle F. ; Akhshik, Mohammad ; Whitaker, Katherine E. / A gravitationally lensed supernova with an observable two-decade time delay. In: Nature Astronomy. 2021 ; Vol. 5. pp. 1118-1125.

Bibtex

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