Infrared spectroscopy of wild 2 particle hypervelocity tracks in stardust aerogel: Evidence for the presence of volatile organics in cometary dust

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-484

  Bajt, S ^a,b   Sandford, S A ^c   Flynn, G J ^d   Matrajt, G ^e   Snead, C J ^f   Westphal, A J ^f   Bradley, J P ^g  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DESY   (Germany)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 68149091857     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb00745.x     Document Type: Article

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