Polarization of light scattered by cometary dust particles: Observations and tentative interpretations

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 163-168

  Levasseur Regourd, A Chantal ^a  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Comets; Dust particles; Polarization; Scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000258126     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4211-3_16     Document Type: Article

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