Kinetic study of a N 2 -CH 4 afterglow plasma for production of N-containing hydrocarbon species of Titan's atmosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-671

  Pintassilgo, C D ^a,b   Loureiro, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Chemistry; Composition; Titan

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS;

AFTERGLOW PLASMAS; HYDROCARBON SPECIES; KINETIC MODELING; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; PRESSURE RANGES; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TITAN; TITAN'S ATMOSPHERE;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 77955467719     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.027     Document Type: Article

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