An unbiased measurement of the UV background and its evolution via the proximity effect in quasar spectra
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- 1 October 2008
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- Published by EDP Sciences in Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Vol. 491 (2) , 465-481
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810724
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