Large abundances of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Titan's upper atmosphere

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 770, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Lopez Puertas M ^a   Dinelli, B M ^b   Adriani, A ^c   Funke, B ^a   Garcia Comas M ^a   Moriconi, M L ^b   D'Aversa, E ^c   Boersma, C ^d   Allamandola, L J ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

molecular processes; planets and satellites: atmospheres; planets and satellites: composition; planets and satellites: individual (Titan); radiation mechanisms: non thermal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878810160     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/770/2/132     Document Type: Article

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