X rays and solar wind composition in four comets observed with Chandra X-ray Observatory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Krasnopolsky, Vladimir A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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EID: 33947640513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012003     Document Type: Article

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