Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay

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PhysicsStarsGalaxyAstrophysicsAge of the universeAbundance (ecology)AstronomyUraniumUniverseNuclear physics

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 409
Issue: 6821
Pages: 691-692
Citations: 367
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                                    R. Cayrel, 
                                
                                    V. Hill, 
                                
                                    Timothy C. Beers
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay. 
                            Nature
                            , 409
                            (6821)
                            , 691-692.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/35055507
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/35055507