On the strong and selective isotope effect in the UV excitation of N2 with implications toward the nebula and Martian atmosphere

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6020-6025

  Muskatel, B H ^a   Remacle, F ^a,b   Thiemens, Mark H ^c   Levine, R D ^a,d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotopic fractionation; Photodissociation; UV photodissociation

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; NITROGEN;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERE; CLOUD; CONFERENCE PAPER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 79955017176     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102767108     Document Type: Article

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