Citation: | KUDRIASHOV V, MARTIN-NEIRA M, ROELOFS F, FALCKE H, BRINKERINK C, BARYSHEV A, HOGERHEIJDE M, YOUNG A, POURSHAGHAGHI H, KLEIN-WOLT M, MOSCIBRODZKA M, DAVELAAR J, BARAT I, DUESMANN B, VALENTA V, PERDIGUES ARMENGOL J M, DE WILDE D, MARTIN IGLESIAS P, ALAGHA N, VAN DER VORST M. An Event Horizon Imager (EHI) Mission Concept Utilizing Medium Earth Orbit Sub-mm Interferometry[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2021, 41(2): 211-233. doi: 10.11728/cjss2021.02.211 |
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