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Photoemission Phenomena in the Solar System

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Much of what we know about the atmospheres of the planets and other bodies in the solar system comes from detection of photons over a wide wavelength range, from X-rays to radio waves. In this chapter, we present current information in various categories—measurements of the airglows of the terrestrial planets, the dayglows of the outer planets and satellites, aurora throughout the solar system, observations of cometary spectra, and the emission of X-rays from a variety of planetary bodies.

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Correspondence to T. G. Slanger.

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Slanger, T.G., Cravens, T.E., Crovisier, J. et al. Photoemission Phenomena in the Solar System. Space Sci Rev 139, 267–310 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-008-9387-3

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