Titan's atmosphere simulation experiment using continuum UV-VUV synchrotron radiation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 778-788

  Peng, Z ^a,b   Gautier, T ^b   Carrasco, N ^b   Pernot, P ^a   Giuliani, A ^c   Mahjoub, A ^b   Correia, J J ^b   Buch, A ^d   Benilan Y ^e   Szopa, C ^b   Cernogora, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

^d Ecole Centrale Paris   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

laboratory simulation; photochemistry; planetary atmospheres; Plasmas; Titan

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLASMA; TITAN;

EID: 84878056894     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgre.20064     Document Type: Article

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