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Detection of argon in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
- Hans Balsiger1,*,
- Kathrin Altwegg1,2,
- Akiva Bar-Nun3,
- Jean-Jacques Berthelier4,
- Andre Bieler1,5,
- Peter Bochsler1,
- Christelle Briois6,
- Ursina Calmonte1,
- Michael Combi5,
- Johan De Keyser7,
- Peter Eberhardt1,†,
- Björn Fiethe8,
- View ORCID ProfileStephen A. Fuselier9,
- Sébastien Gasc1,
- View ORCID ProfileTamas I. Gombosi5,
- Kenneth C. Hansen5,
- Myrtha Hässig1,9,
- Annette Jäckel1,
- Ernest Kopp1,
- Axel Korth10,
- Lena Le Roy2,
- Urs Mall10,
- Bernard Marty11,
- Olivier Mousis12,
- Tobias Owen13,
- Henri Rème14,
- View ORCID ProfileMartin Rubin1,
- Thierry Sémon1,
- Chia-Yu Tzou1,
- J. Hunter Waite9 and
- Peter Wurz1
- 1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
- 2Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
- 3Department of Geoscience, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
- 4LATMOS (Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales)/IPSL (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace)–CNRS–UPMC (University Pierre et Marie Curie)–UVSQ (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), 4 Avenue de Neptune, F-94100 Saint-Maur, France.
- 5Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
- 6Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace (LPC2E), UMR 6115 CNRS–Université d’Orléans, 45071 Orléans, France.
- 7Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium.
- 8Institute of Computer and Network Engineering (IDA), Technische Universität (TU) Braunschweig, Hans-Sommer-Straße 66, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
- 9Department of Space Science, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA.
- 10Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
- 11CRPG (Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques)–CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 15 rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, BP 20, 54501 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France.
- 12Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326, 13388 Marseille, France.
- 13Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
- 14Université de Toulouse; UPS (Université Paul Sabatier)–OMP (L’Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées); IRAP (L’Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie), 31400 Toulouse, France.
- ↵*Corresponding author: Email: hans.balsiger{at}space.unibe.ch
↵† Deceased.
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Science Advances 25 Sep 2015:
Vol. 1, no. 8, e1500377
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500377
Vol. 1, no. 8, e1500377
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500377
Hans Balsiger
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Kathrin Altwegg
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
2Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Akiva Bar-Nun
3Department of Geoscience, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Jean-Jacques Berthelier
4LATMOS (Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales)/IPSL (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace)–CNRS–UPMC (University Pierre et Marie Curie)–UVSQ (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), 4 Avenue de Neptune, F-94100 Saint-Maur, France.
Andre Bieler
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
5Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Peter Bochsler
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Christelle Briois
6Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace (LPC2E), UMR 6115 CNRS–Université d’Orléans, 45071 Orléans, France.
Ursina Calmonte
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Michael Combi
5Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Johan De Keyser
7Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium.
Peter Eberhardt
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Björn Fiethe
8Institute of Computer and Network Engineering (IDA), Technische Universität (TU) Braunschweig, Hans-Sommer-Straße 66, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Stephen A. Fuselier
9Department of Space Science, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA.
Sébastien Gasc
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Tamas I. Gombosi
5Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Kenneth C. Hansen
5Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Myrtha Hässig
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
9Department of Space Science, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA.
Annette Jäckel
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Ernest Kopp
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Axel Korth
10Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Lena Le Roy
2Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Urs Mall
10Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Bernard Marty
11CRPG (Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques)–CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 15 rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, BP 20, 54501 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France.
Olivier Mousis
12Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326, 13388 Marseille, France.
Tobias Owen
13Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Henri Rème
14Université de Toulouse; UPS (Université Paul Sabatier)–OMP (L’Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées); IRAP (L’Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie), 31400 Toulouse, France.
Martin Rubin
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Thierry Sémon
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Chia-Yu Tzou
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
J. Hunter Waite
9Department of Space Science, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA.
Peter Wurz
1Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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