Role of photoionization in the formation of complex organic molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Imanaka, Hiroshi ^a,b   Smith, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IRRADIATION; MOLECULES; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOIONIZATION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

IRRADIATION WAVELENGTHS; ORGANIC MOLECULES;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IONIZATION; IRRADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TITAN; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 34548058608     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028317     Document Type: Article

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