Crossed molecular beam study of gas phase reactions relevant to the chemistry of planetary atmospheres: The case of C2+C2H2

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1658-1673

  Leonori, Francesca ^a   Petrucci, Raffaele ^a   Hickson, Kevin M ^a   Segoloni, Enrico ^a   Balucani, Nadia ^a   Le Picard, Sébastien D ^a   Foggi, Paolo ^a   Casavecchia, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Comets; Composition; Experimental techniques; Jovian planets; Titan

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; LIGHTING; MOLECULAR BEAMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL SENSORS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM REFINING; PLANETS; REACTION KINETICS;

ATMOSPHERES; COMETS; COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; JOVIAN PLANETS; TITAN;

RATE CONSTANTS;

EID: 54249126042     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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