The implantation and interactions of O+ in titan's atmosphere: Laboratory measurements of collision-induced dissociation of N2 and modeling of positive ion formation

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 703, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1947-1954

  Shah, M B ^a   Latimer, C J ^a   Montenegro, E C ^b   Tucker, O J ^c   Johnson, R E ^c   Smith, H T ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic processes; Molecular processes; Planets and satellites: individual (titan); Plasmas

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449526255     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/703/2/1947     Document Type: Article

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