Energetic Charged-Particle Interactions with Atmospheres and Surfaces

by Robert E. Johnson

Book Overview

On attending a conference on the Jovian satellites at UCLA, I heard Lou Lanze- rotti vigorously present the exciting data on the sputtering of water ice by Me V protons taken with W. L. Brown at AT&T Bell Labs. In his inimitable way he made clear that this new electronic sputtering process was very poorly under- stood and was very important for surface properties of sattelites. I was immedia- tely hooked, and have been working ever since with Lanzerotti,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642483771
• ISBN13: 9783642483776
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"