Simulation of space weathering by nanosecond pulse laser heating: Dependence on mineral composition, weathering trend of asteroids and discovery of nanophase iron particles

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 783-788

  Sasaki, S ^a   Hiroi, T ^b   Nakamura, K ^c   Hamabe, Y ^a   Kurahashi, E ^a   Yamada, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Japan Space Forum ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DUST; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; REFLECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

PULSE LASER HEATING; PYROXENE SPECTRA;

SPACE RESEARCH;

ASTEROID; CHONDRITE;

EID: 0036506341     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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