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

doi:10.1038/382692A0

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

Florida Institute of Technology
California State University, Long Beach
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Goddard Space Flight Center

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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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