Low‐Pressure EUV Photochemical Experiments: Insight on the Ion Chemistry Occurring in Titan's Atmosphere

J Bourgalais, N Carrasco, L Vettier… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thanks to the Cassini spacecraft onboard instruments, it has been known that Titan's
ionospheric chemistry is complex and the molecular growth is initiated through the …

Role of photoionization in the formation of complex organic molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere

H Imanaka, MA Smith - Geophysical research letters, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Recent observations by the Cassini Orbiter suggest that complex organic chemistry occurs
in the upper atmosphere of Titan. To understand the role of EUV‐VUV light in the complex …

Ion chemistry and N-containing molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere

V Vuitton, RV Yelle, MJ McEwan - Icarus, 2007 - Elsevier
High-energy photons, electrons, and ions initiate ion–neutral chemistry in Titan's upper
atmosphere by ionizing the major neutral species (nitrogen and methane). The Ion and …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of synchrotron-based laboratory simulations of Titan's ionospheric photochemistry

Z Peng, N Carrasco, P Pernot - GeoResJ, 2014 - Elsevier
The APSIS reactor has been designed to simulate in the laboratory with a VUV synchrotron
irradiation the photochemistry occurring in planetary upper atmospheres. AN 2–CH 4 Titan …

Positive ion chemistry in an N2-CH4 plasma discharge: Key precursors to the growth of Titan tholins

D Dubois, N Carrasco, L Jovanovic, L Vettier, T Gautier… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
Titan is unique in the solar system as it hosts a dense atmosphere mainly made of molecular
nitrogen N 2 and methane CH 4. The Cassini-Huygens Mission revealed the presence of an …

Current state of modeling the photochemistry of Titan's mutually dependent atmosphere and ionosphere

EH Wilson, SK Atreya - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of recent observations, microphysical models, and laboratory data, a
photochemical model of Titan's atmosphere, including updated chemistry focusing on rate …

Titan's carbon budget and the case of the missing ethane

EH Wilson, SK Atreya - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2009 - ACS Publications
The retrieval of data from the Cassini− Huygens mission has revealed much about Titan's
atmospheric-surface system and has precipitated more questions. One of these questions …

New insights into Titan's organic chemistry in the gas and aerosol phases

F Raulin, P Coll, N Smith, Y Benilan, P Bruston… - Advances in Space …, 1999 - Elsevier
Titan, the largest satellite of Saturn, with a dense atmosphere very rich in organics, and
many couplings in the various parts of its “geofluid”, is a reference for studying prebiotic …

The Titan Haze Simulation experiment on COSmIC: Probing Titan's atmospheric chemistry at low temperature

E Sciamma-O'Brien, CL Ricketts, F Salama - Icarus, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the Titan Haze Simulation (THS) experiment is to contribute to a better
understanding of aerosol formation in Titan's atmosphere through the study of the chemical …

Energy deposition and primary chemical products in Titan's upper atmosphere

P Lavvas, M Galand, RV Yelle, AN Heays, BR Lewis… - Icarus, 2011 - Elsevier
Cassini results indicate that solar photons dominate energy deposition in Titan's upper
atmosphere. These dissociate and ionize nitrogen and methane and drive the subsequent …