Photon-stimulated desorption as a substantial source of sodium in the lunar atmosphere

Nature

Volumn 400, Issue 6745, 1999, Pages 642-644

  Yakshinskiy, B V ^a   Madey, T E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (PLANET); MOON; PHOTONS; SODIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033549751     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/23204     Document Type: Article

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