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Vertical dynamics and horizontal transfer of submicron-sized lunar-regolith microparticles levitating in the electrostatic field of the near-surface photoelectron layer. / Kolesnikov, E. K.; Yakovlev, A. B.

In: Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 51, No. 13, 28.11.2003, p. 879-885.

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Kolesnikov, EK & Yakovlev, AB 2003, 'Vertical dynamics and horizontal transfer of submicron-sized lunar-regolith microparticles levitating in the electrostatic field of the near-surface photoelectron layer', Planetary and Space Science, vol. 51, no. 13, pp. 879-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00120-X

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Kolesnikov, E. K., & Yakovlev, A. B. (2003). Vertical dynamics and horizontal transfer of submicron-sized lunar-regolith microparticles levitating in the electrostatic field of the near-surface photoelectron layer. Planetary and Space Science, 51(13), 879-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00120-X

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Kolesnikov EK, Yakovlev AB. Vertical dynamics and horizontal transfer of submicron-sized lunar-regolith microparticles levitating in the electrostatic field of the near-surface photoelectron layer. Planetary and Space Science. 2003 Nov 28;51(13):879-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00120-X

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Kolesnikov, E. K. ; Yakovlev, A. B. / Vertical dynamics and horizontal transfer of submicron-sized lunar-regolith microparticles levitating in the electrostatic field of the near-surface photoelectron layer. In: Planetary and Space Science. 2003 ; Vol. 51, No. 13. pp. 879-885.

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