The isotopic composition and fluence of solar-wind nitrogen in a genesis B/C array collector

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1436-1448

  Huss, Gary R ^a   Nagashima, Kazuhide ^a   Jurewicz, Amy J G ^b   Burnett, Donald S ^c   Olinger, Chad T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84866851339     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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