Remote sensing D/H ratios in methane ice: Temperature-dependent absorption coefficients of CH3D in methane ice and in nitrogen ice

Icarus

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 941-949

  Grundy, W M ^a   Morrison, S J ^b   Bovyn, M J ^c   Tegler, S C ^c   Cornelison, D M ^d  

^a LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b Dept of Astronomy ^*  (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ices, IR spectroscopy; Kuiper belt; Pluto; Satellites, Composition; Transneptunian objects

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952898499     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.01.034     Document Type: Article

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