Radiolysis of sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid monohydrate, and sulfuric acid tetrahydrate and its relevance to Europa

Icarus

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 370-380

  Loeffler, M J ^a   Hudson, R L ^a   Moore, M H ^a   Carlson, R W ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Europa; Ices, IR spectroscopy; Impact processes; Jupiter, Satellites

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052038394     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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