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Spectra of the Galactic Radio Emissions

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RECENT observations of the spectra of the galactic emissions in the 1–10-Mc/s frequency range using satellite, rocket and ground-based receivers have produced apparently conflicting results1–4.

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ELLIS, G. Spectra of the Galactic Radio Emissions. Nature 204, 171–172 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204171b0

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