VUV and mid-UV photoabsorption cross sections of thin films of adenine: Application on its photochemistry in the solar system

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-99

  Saïagh, Kafila ^a   Cloix, Mégane ^a   Fray, Nicolas ^a   Cottin, Hervé ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption cross sections; Adenine; Astrobiology; Photochemistry; VUV spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; ACCURATE CALCULATIONS; ADENINE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; INTERFEROMETRY TECHNIQUE; PHOTOABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ASTROBIOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTODISSOCIATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION; RATE CONSTANTS; THIN FILMS;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

EID: 84891835405     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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