A lower limit of 9.5 Gyr on the age of the Galactic disk from the oldest white dwarf stars

Terry D. Oswalt; J. Allyn Smith; Matt A. Wood; Paul Hintzen; Paul Hintzen; Paul Hintzen

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A lower limit of 9.5 Gyr on the age of the Galactic disk from the oldest white dwarf stars

Terry D. Oswalt, J. Allyn Smith, Matt A. Wood, Paul Hintzen, Paul Hintzen, Paul Hintzen

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Original language	American English
Journal	Nature
Volume	382
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/382692A0
State	Published - Aug 1 1996
Externally published	Yes

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A lower limit of 9.5 Gyr on the age of the Galactic disk from the oldest white dwarf stars

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