Production of O2 on icy satellites by electronic excitation of low- temperature water ice

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6693, 1998, Pages 554-556

  Sieger, M T ^a   Simpson, W C ^a   Orlando, T M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; ICE;

EUROPA; GANYMEDE; ICE; OXYGEN; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONVERSION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER TRANSPORT; ASTRONOMY; COLD; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROCLIMATE; VACUUM;

COLD; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; ICE; JUPITER; OXYGEN; VACUUM;

EID: 0032490718     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/29015     Document Type: Article

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