Modelling of plasma processes in cometary and planetary atmospheres

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Campbell, L ^a   Brunger, M J ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON-IMPACT EXCITATION; LOW-DENSITY PLASMAS; MAGNETOSPHERIC PROCESS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLASMA PROCESS; REMOTE OBSERVATION; SECONDARY ELECTRONS; SOLAR ELECTRONS;

IMPACT IONIZATION; MAGNETOSPHERE; SATELLITES;

PLASMAS;

EID: 84874035055     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/22/1/013002     Document Type: Article

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