Determination of the complex refractive indices of Titan haze analogs using photothermal deflection spectroscopy

Icarus

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 663-671

  Vuitton, Véronique ^a,b   Tran, Buu N ^c   Persans, Peter D ^b   Ferris, James P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Chemistry; Experimental techniques; Photochemistry; Spectroscopy; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949088078     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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