High-resolution spectroscopy of the A-X and B-X system of CH in Comet Austin (1990 V)

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1165-1177

  Kim, Sang Joon ^a,b   Brown, M ^a   Spinrad, H ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISIONAL PROCESSES; COMET; FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0031400080     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.49.1165     Document Type: Article

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