Experimental and theoretical study of hydrocarbon photochemistry applied to Titan stratosphere

Icarus

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 287-300

  Vuitton, V ^a,b   Doussin, J F ^b   Benilan Y ^b   Raulin, F ^b   Gazeau, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; composition; Experimental techniques; Photochemistry; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749325828     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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