Misaligned disks in the binary protostar IRS 43

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Misaligned disks in the binary protostar IRS 43. / Brinch, Christian; Jørgensen, Jes Kristian; Hogerheijde, Michiel R.; Nelson, Richard P.; Gressel, Oliver.

In: The Astrophysical Journal. Letters, Vol. 830, No. 1, L16, 2016.

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Brinch, C, Jørgensen, JK, Hogerheijde, MR, Nelson, RP & Gressel, O 2016, 'Misaligned disks in the binary protostar IRS 43', The Astrophysical Journal. Letters, vol. 830, no. 1, L16. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/830/1/L16

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Brinch, C., Jørgensen, J. K., Hogerheijde, M. R., Nelson, R. P., & Gressel, O. (2016). Misaligned disks in the binary protostar IRS 43. The Astrophysical Journal. Letters, 830(1), [L16]. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/830/1/L16

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Brinch C, Jørgensen JK, Hogerheijde MR, Nelson RP, Gressel O. Misaligned disks in the binary protostar IRS 43. The Astrophysical Journal. Letters. 2016;830(1). L16. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/830/1/L16

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Brinch, Christian ; Jørgensen, Jes Kristian ; Hogerheijde, Michiel R. ; Nelson, Richard P. ; Gressel, Oliver. / Misaligned disks in the binary protostar IRS 43. In: The Astrophysical Journal. Letters. 2016 ; Vol. 830, No. 1.

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