Carbon isotopic enrichment in Titan's tholins? Implications for Titan's aerosols

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2010-2014

  Nguyen, M J ^a   Raulin, F ^a   Coll, P ^a   Derenne, S ^b   Szopa, C ^c   Cernogora, G ^c   Israel G ^c   Bernard, J M ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosol collector pyrolyzer; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Simulations; Tholins; Titan

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PYROLYSIS; SATELLITES; SPACE PROBES;

AEROSOL COLLECTOR PYROLYZERS; PLASMA DISCHARGES; THOLINS; TITAN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 35348914678     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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