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pith:2017:TFBNBH3736VCUNZKA3RS3UU7AO
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Infrared Spectroscopy of HR 4796A's Bright Outer Cometary Ring + Tenuous Inner Hot Dust Cloud

Carey M. Lisse, Christine H. Chen, Massimo Marengo, Mike L. Sitko, Ron J. Vervack, Tushar Mittal, Yanga R. Fernandez

arxiv:1708.02834 v1 · 2017-08-09 · astro-ph.EP · astro-ph.SR

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9942d09f7fdfaa2a372a06e32dd29f03bfb9d931c691107be5deed5a5ce914e5

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arxiv: 1708.02834 · arxiv_version: 1708.02834v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.1708.02834 · pith_short_12: TFBNBH3736VC · pith_short_16: TFBNBH3736VCUNZK · pith_short_8: TFBNBH37
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# expect: 9942d09f7fdfaa2a372a06e32dd29f03bfb9d931c691107be5deed5a5ce914e5
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