Investigating the photostability of carboxylic acids exposed to mars surface ultraviolet radiation conditions

Astrobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 543-549

  Stalport, F ^a   Coll, P ^a   Szopa, C ^b   Cottin, H ^a   Raulin, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acids; Laboratory experiments; Mars; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; MELLITIC ACID; OXALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; MICROCLIMATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BENZOATES; BENZOIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; OXALIC ACID; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 69149097047     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2008.0300     Document Type: Article

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