First determination of gas hydrate crystallite size distributions using high-energy synchrotron radiation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Klapp, S A ^a,b   Klein, H ^a   Kuhs, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHOTONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

HIGH-ENERGY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; LOG-NORMAL CURVE;

GAS HYDRATES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS HYDRATE; GRAIN SIZE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYNCHRONY;

EID: 34548646615     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL029134     Document Type: Article

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