Response of atmospheric biomarkers to NOx-induced photochemistry generated by stellar cosmic rays for earth-like planets in the habitable zone of M Dwarf Stars

Astrobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1109-1122

  Grenfell, John Lee ^a   Grießmeier, Jean Mathias ^b   Von Paris, Philip ^c   Patzer, A Beate C ^a   Lammer, Helmut ^d   Stracke, Barbara ^c   Gebauer, Stefanie ^a   Schreier, Franz ^c   Rauer, Heike ^a,c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ASTRON   (Netherlands)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Biomarkers; Earth like; M dwarf; Stellar cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITROGEN OXIDE; OXYGEN; OZONE;

ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; COSMIC RADIATION; MICROCLIMATE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COSMIC RADIATION; EARTH (PLANET); EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXYGEN; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PLANETS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84870978600     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0682     Document Type: Review

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