Precipitation of energetic electrons in Io's atmosphere: Production of UV emissions

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1519-1524

  Michael, Marykutty ^a   Bhardwaj, Anil ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASMAS; SPACECRAFT; TELESCOPES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC GASES; ENERGETIC ELECTRONS; PHOTOELECTRON IMPACT EXCITATION; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0033726372     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(00)00092-2     Document Type: Article

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