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High-Resolution µ-Spec Spectrometers for EXCLAIM

Emily Barrentine·Berhanu Bulcha·Giuseppe Cataldo·Jake A Connors·Negar Ehsan·Jason Glenn·Thomas M Essinger-Hileman·Larry A Hess·Mona Mirzaei·S Harvey Moseley·Jonas W Mugge-Durum·Omid Noroozian·Trevor M Oxholm·Samelys Rodriguez·Thomas R Stevenson·Eric R Switzer·Carolyn G Volpert·Edward J Wollack
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Emily Barrentine, Berhanu Bulcha, Giuseppe Cataldo, Jake A Connors, Negar Ehsan, Jason Glenn, Thomas M Essinger-Hileman, Larry A Hess, Mona Mirzaei, S Harvey Moseley, Jonas W Mugge-Durum, Omid Noroozian, Trevor M Oxholm, Samelys Rodriguez, Thomas R Stevenson, Eric R Switzer, Carolyn G Volpert, Edward J Wollack. High-Resolution µ-Spec Spectrometers for EXCLAIM. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20205009113

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