Dissociative recombination of nitrile ions with implications for Titan's upper atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-106

  Vigren, E ^a   Semaniak, J ^b   Hamberg, M ^a   Zhaunerchyk, V ^c   Kaminska, M ^b   Thomas, R D ^a   Af Ugglas, M ^a   Larsson, M ^a   Geppert, W D ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dissociative recombination

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATIVE RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; DISSOCIATIVE RECOMBINATIONS; FREE ELECTRON; HEAVY-ION STORAGE RING; PRODUCT BRANCHING; RATE COEFFICIENTS; STOCKHOLM , SWEDEN;

ATMOSPHERICS; CYANIDES; PHOTODISSOCIATION;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84855691212     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2011.03.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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