Prediction of a CO22+ layer in the atmosphere of Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Witasse, O ^a   Dutuit, O ^b   Lilensten, J ^c   Thissen, R ^b   Zabka, J ^d   Alcaraz, C ^e   Blelly, P L ^f   Bougher, S W ^g   Engel, S ^a,g   Andersen, L H ^h   Seiersen, K ^h  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^d V Cermak Laboratory   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^f IRAP   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRONS; IONS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PHOTOIONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; DISSOCIATION; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; PHOTODISSOCIATION; REACTION RATES; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

THERMAL ELECTRONS; ATMOSPHERIC ESCAPE; COEFFICIENT RATE; DISSOCIATIVE RECOMBINATIONS; DOUBLE IONIZATION PROCESS; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; ION LAYERS; METASTABLE LIFETIME; THERMAL ELECTRON;

GEOPHYSICS; CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0037092314     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl014781     Document Type: Article

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