The Design and Use of a Photochemical Flow Reactor: A Laboratory Study of the Atmospheric Chemistry of Cyanoacetylene on Titan

Icarus

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 282-291

  Clarke, David W ^a   Joseph, Jeffrey C ^a   Ferris, James P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Evolution; Photochemistry; Prebiotic chemistry; Radiation chemistry; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012798675     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6429     Document Type: Article

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