Production of oxidants by ion irradiation of water/carbon dioxide frozen mixtures

Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 612-621

  Strazzulla, G ^a   Leto, G ^a   Spinella, F ^a   Gomis, O ^b  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ices; Oxidants; Radiation chemistry; Satellites; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; HELIUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ICE; OXIDIZING AGENT; OZONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

CARBONIC ACID; DRY ICE; HELIUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ICE; OXIDANTS; OZONE; RADIATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 27844474232     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2005.5.612     Document Type: Article

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