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Experimental and theoretical nuclear astrophysics: the quest for the origin of the elements

William A. Fowler

William A. Fowler

  • W. K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 56, 149 – Published 1 April, 1984

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.56.149

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