Ionization processes in the atmosphere of Titan

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 506, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 955-964

  Gronoff, G ^a   Lilensten, J ^a   Desorgher, L ^b,c   Fluckiger E ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SpaceIT GmbH ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Methods: numerical; Planets and satellites: individual: Titan; Space vehicles: instruments; Sun: UV radiation

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; ELECTRONS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONIZATION; IONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OXYGEN; PROBES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SATELLITES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; METHODS: NUMERICALS; PLANETS AND SATELLITES: INDIVIDUAL: TITAN; SPACE VEHICLES: INSTRUMENTS; SUN:UV RADIATION;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 70350433392     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912371     Document Type: Article

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