Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects (1998)

Chapter: 5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe

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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Statistical Detections, Galactic Structure, and the Mass Content of the Universe." National Research Council. 1998. Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9504.
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