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The production and escape of Lyman-Continuum radiation from star-forming galaxies at z~2 and their redshift evolution

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The production and escape of Lyman-Continuum radiation from star-forming galaxies at z~2 and their redshift evolution. / Matthee, Jorryt; Sobral, David; Best, Philip et al.
In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 465, No. 3, 03.2017, p. 3637-3655.

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Matthee, J, Sobral, D, Best, P, Khostovan, AA, Oteo, I, Bouwens, R & Röttgering, H 2017, 'The production and escape of Lyman-Continuum radiation from star-forming galaxies at z~2 and their redshift evolution', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 465, no. 3, pp. 3637-3655. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2973

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Matthee, J., Sobral, D., Best, P., Khostovan, A. A., Oteo, I., Bouwens, R., & Röttgering, H. (2017). The production and escape of Lyman-Continuum radiation from star-forming galaxies at z~2 and their redshift evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 465(3), 3637-3655. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2973

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Matthee J, Sobral D, Best P, Khostovan AA, Oteo I, Bouwens R et al. The production and escape of Lyman-Continuum radiation from star-forming galaxies at z~2 and their redshift evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2017 Mar;465(3):3637-3655. Epub 2016 Nov 17. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw2973

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Matthee, Jorryt ; Sobral, David ; Best, Philip et al. / The production and escape of Lyman-Continuum radiation from star-forming galaxies at z~2 and their redshift evolution. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2017 ; Vol. 465, No. 3. pp. 3637-3655.

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