UV photolysis, organic molecules in young disks, and the origin of meteoritic amino acids

Icarus

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 885-895

  Throop, Henry B ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Meteorites; Organic chemistry; Origin, Solar System; Solar nebula

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952899429     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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