Experimental investigation of impacts by solar cell secondary ejecta on silica aerogel and aluminum foil: Implications for the Stardust Interstellar Dust Collector

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 671-683

  Burchell, Mark J ^a   Cole, Michael J ^a   Price, Mark C ^a   Kearsley, Anton T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860337965     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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