Intensities of atomic lines and molecular bands observed in impact-induced luminescence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Sugita, Seiji ^a   Schultz, Peter H ^b   Hasegawa, Sunao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emission spectroscopy; Hypervelocity impact; Impact cratering; Impact vaporization; Impact flash spectroscopy; Impact induced luminescence

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LIGHT SCATTERING; LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 1542289015     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002156     Document Type: Article

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