Millimeter-wavelength spectroscopy of CO, HCN, H2CO, and CH3OH in C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 711-715

  Womack, M ^a   Stern, S A ^b   Festou, M C ^c  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

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EID: 0000529529     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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