Kinetic modeling of suprathermal nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere of titan: II. Escape due to dissociation processes

Solar System Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-39

  Shematovich, V I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY   (Russian Federation)

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