Radial distribution of production rates, loss rates and densities corresponding to ion masses ≤40 amu in the inner coma of Comet Halley: Composition and chemistry

Icarus

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 196-216

  Haider, S A ^a   Bhardwaj, Anil ^b,c,d  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^c NSSTC/XD 12 ^*  (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundances, atmospheres; Comets, Halley; Ionospheres; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744480057     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.019     Document Type: Article

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