Excitation band dependence of sulfur isotope mass-independent fractionation during photochemistry of sulfur dioxide using broadband light sources

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 238-253

  Whitehill, Andrew R ^a   Ono, Shuhei ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84865521228     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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