Cometary impact and amino acid survival - Chemical kinetics and thermochemistry

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 110, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6633-6637

  Ross, David S ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; EARTH (PLANET); PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOOT;

ARRHENIUS PARAMETERS; COMETARY IMPACT; HYDROCODE SIMULATIONS; SOOT FORMATION;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 33745473259     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp054848r     Document Type: Article

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