Experimental study of the degradation of polymers: Application to the origin of extended sources in cometary atmospheres
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- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Meteoritics & Planetary Science
- Vol. 39 (4) , 581-587
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00920.x
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