On the dissociative ionization of so2 in Io's atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1971-1974

  Michael, M ^a   Bhardwaj, A ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOCIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOIONIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONOSPHERE; IONS;

DISSOCIATIVE IONIZATION; IO ATMOSPHERE;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; IMPACT IONIZATION;

DISSOCIATIVE IONIZATION; DISSOCIATIVE PHOTOIONIZATION; IONIZATION RATES; MONTE CARLO MODEL; SOLAR MINIMA;

EID: 0031209016     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL02056     Document Type: Article

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