Deep Space 1 encounter with Comet 19P/Borrelly: Ion composition measurements by the PEPE mass spectrometer

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Nordholt, J E ^a   Reisenfeld, D B ^a   Wiens, R C ^a   Gary, S P ^a   Crary, F ^b   Delapp, D M ^a   Elphic, R C ^a   Funsten, H O ^a   Hanley, J J ^c   Lawrence, D J ^a   McComas, D J ^c   Shappirio, M ^a   Steinberg, J T ^a   Wang, J ^d   Young, D T ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HEAVY IONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MOLECULES;

ION COMPOSITION;

GEOPHYSICS;

COMET; IONIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0041738963     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016840     Document Type: Article

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