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The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2025

The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2025

by Astrobites, Katherine Lee, Sowkhya Shanbhog, Skylar Grayson, Jessie Thwaites, Maria Vincent, Drew Lapeer, Samantha Wong, Sarah Stevenson | Apr 3, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

There is a tradition in Astronomy to post silly science papers to the arXiv on Aprils Fools day. We’ve collected them all for 2025 and provided some “peer review”.

What a coincidence! Separating real X-ray photons from fakers in an X-ray spectrometer

What a coincidence! Separating real X-ray photons from fakers in an X-ray spectrometer

by Sarah Stevenson | Feb 26, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

What is an anti-coincidence detector and how does it work? Read about it in today’s bite

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