Light scattering by dust particles in microgravity: The PROGRA 2 achievements and results

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1257-1266

  Worms, J C ^a,b,c   Renard, J B ^c   Levasseur Regourd, A C ^b,d   Hadamcik, E ^b,d  

^a ESSC   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c LPCE CNRS   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 0000587427     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00194-5     Document Type: Article

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