Gas-phase reactions in extraterrestrial environments: Laboratory investigations by crossed molecular beams

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 443-450

  Balucani, Nadia ^a   Casavecchia, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas phase reactions; Interstellar medium; Radical radical reactions; Titan

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; OXYGEN;

GAS PHASE REACTION; HYDROCARBON; LABORATORY METHOD; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; RADICAL; TITAN;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAS; MICROCLIMATE;

ATMOSPHERE; EARTH (PLANET); EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FREE RADICALS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; OXYGEN; SATURN;

EID: 33846405709     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9049-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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