On the role of solar EUV, photoelectrons, and auroral electrons in the chemistry of C(1D) and the production of C I 1931 Å in the cometary coma: A case for comet 1P/Halley

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E1, 1999, Pages 1929-1942

  Bhardwaj, Anil ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

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EID: 0032969388     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900004     Document Type: Article

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