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ULTRACAM: An Ultra-Fast, Triple-Beam CCD Camera for High-Speed Astrophysics

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Dhillon, V.S. (2008). ULTRACAM: An Ultra-Fast, Triple-Beam CCD Camera for High-Speed Astrophysics. In: Phelan, D., Ryan, O., Shearer, A. (eds) High Time Resolution Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 351. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6518-7_7

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