Search for the OH (X2II) Meinel band emission in meteors as a tracer of mineral water in comets: Detection of N2 + (A-X)

Astrobiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-121

  Jenniskens, Peter ^a   Laux, Christophe O ^b,c   Schaller, Emily L ^d,e  

^a SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE EM2C   (France)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meteors; Molecular band emission; Origin of life; Prebiotic molecules

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

METEOROIDS; MINERAL WATERS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 7944232725     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110704773600276     Document Type: Article

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