Discovery of x-ray and extreme ultraviolet emission from comet C/Hyakutake 1996 B2

Science

Volumn 274, Issue 5285, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Lisse, C M ^a,b   Dennerl, K ^c   Englhauser, J ^c   Harden, M ^d   Marshall, F E ^b   Mumma, M J ^b   Petre, R ^b   Pye, J P ^e   Ricketts, M J ^d   Schmitt, J ^c   Trumper J ^c   West, R G ^e  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BREMS RADIATION; COSMOS; DUST; LUMINANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY;

COMET HYAKUTAKE; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION; X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 0029663985     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5285.205     Document Type: Article

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