The influence of crystallinity degree on the glycine decomposition induced by 1 MeV proton bombardment in space analog conditions

Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-91

  Pilling, Sergio ^a   Mendes, Luiz A V ^b   Bordalo, Vinicius ^c   Guaman, Christian F M ^c   Ponciano, Cássia R ^c   Da Silveira, Enio F ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; PROTON;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MICROCLIMATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GLYCINE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 84872718638     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0877     Document Type: Article

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