Small and very small interstellar grains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A5, 2000, Pages 10299-10302

  Witt, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 39449106272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900208     Document Type: Article

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