Reactions of ethynyl radicals as a source of C4 and C5 hydrocarbons in Titan’s atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 685-692

  Stahl, F ^a,b   Schleyer, P v R ^a,b   Schaefer III, H F ^b   Kaiser, R I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR BEAMS;

POLYATOMIC MOLECULES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0036621959     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(02)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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