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 # gleam
 Galaxy Line Emission & Absorption Modeling
 
+Citation: [Andra Stroe and Victor-Nicolae Savu 2021 **AJ** 161 158](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/abe12a)
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 [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/230828355.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/230828355)
 
 ## What is gleam?
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 You can learn about what options are available when installing from source by reading the [official documentation](https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-from-vcs).
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+## How to cite **gleam**
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+If you use **gleam** in your published projects or as a dependency in your code, please include a citation to the companion paper in the Astronomical Journal, as well as a citation to the repository through Zenodo:
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+Citation: [Andra Stroe and Victor-Nicolae Savu 2021 **AJ** 161 158](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/abe12a)
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+[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/230828355.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/230828355)