Effects of [N  ii ] and H α line blending on the WFIRST Galaxy redshift survey

Martens, Daniel; Fang, Xiao; Troxel, M. A.; DeRose, Joe; Hirata, Christopher M.; Wechsler, Risa H.; Wang, Yun

doi:10.1093/mnras/stz391

Title: Effects of [N ii ] and H α line blending on the WFIRST Galaxy redshift survey

Journal Article · 07 February 2019 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz391 · OSTI ID:1495501

Martens, Daniel ^[1];

^[2]; Troxel, M. A. ^[1]; DeRose, Joe ^[3]; Hirata, Christopher M. ^[1]; Wechsler, Risa H. ^[4]; Wang, Yun ^[5]

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