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Title: From Pinholes to Black Holes

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1159211· OSTI ID:1159211
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Pinhole photography has made major contributions to astrophysics through the use of “coded apertures”. Coded apertures were instrumental in locating gamma-ray bursts and proving that they originate in faraway galaxies, some from the birth of black holes from the first stars that formed just after the big bang.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1159211
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-27764
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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