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Horányi, M., T. W. Hartquist, O. Havnes, D. A. Mendis, & G. E. Morfill. (2004). Dusty Plasma Effects in Saturn's Rings. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 265.2 indexed citations
Shukla, P. K., D. A. Mendis, & V. W. Chow. (1996). Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas : La Jolla, California, USA, 22-25 March 1995. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks.2 indexed citations
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Chow, V. W., D. A. Mendis, & M. Rosenberg. (1995). The role of secondary electron emission on grain charge and grain coagulation.. Astrophysics and Space Science. 223(1). 144.1 indexed citations
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Korth, A., F. R. Krueger, D. A. Mendis, & D. L. Mitchell. (1990). Organic Ions in the Coma of Comet Halley. 373.2 indexed citations
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Mitchell, D. L., R. P. Lin, K. A. Anderson, et al.. (1989). The composition of heavy molecular ions inside the ionopause of comet Halley.. 135. 451–452.1 indexed citations
Rème, H., J. A. Sauvaud, C. d’Uston, et al.. (1987). General Features of Comet p/ Halley - Solar Wind Interaction from Plasma Measurements. A&A. 187. 33.22 indexed citations
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Anderson, K. A., C. W. Carlson, D. W. Curtis, et al.. (1986). The upstream region, foreshock and bow shock wave at Halley's Comet from plasma electron measurements. 250. 259–261.2 indexed citations
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Marconi, M. L. & D. A. Mendis. (1986). IR heating of the cometary atmosphere. 369–372.3 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert S. & D. A. Mendis. (1980). The Interaction of the Jovian Magnetosphere with the Icy Galilean Satellites.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 12. 674.2 indexed citations
Mendis, D. A. & G. D. Brin. (1977). Monochromatic Brightness Variations in Comets.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 9. 564.1 indexed citations
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Mendis, D. A. & Hannes Alfvén. (1974). The Magnetization of Comets. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 6. 390.1 indexed citations
Mendis, D. A. & W. I. Axford. (1973). On the Brightness Variations of the Satellites of the Outer Planets.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 404.1 indexed citations
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